Mizithropita- Greek baked ricotta & honey pie

Mizithropita- Greek baked ricotta & honey pie

Ricotta is so versatile and when baked with honey it brings out a stunning taste, that’s not very rich and sweet but definitely makes for a simple and delicious dessert!

Ingredients →

- 1 x kg fresh ricotta, crumbled

- 300 x grams sugar

- 5 x eggs

- 3 x tablespoons rice flour

- 1 x tablespoon vanilla sugar

- 1 x teaspoon lemon juice

- 1 x cup honey, extra for drizzling

- butter for greasing

- blueberries for garnishing

- almond flakes for garnishing

Method →

- Grease baking dish with butter and line with baking paper.

- Add eggs and sugar into bowl and whisk with electric mixer for 5 minutes.

- Add crumbled ricotta, rice flour, vanilla, honey and lemon juice to bowl and mix for another minute.

- Place mixture into baking dish and cook for 45 minutes in a 200 degrees (preheated oven).

- Allow pie to cool for a few minutes then place on serving dish.

- Lightly drizzle top of pie with honey and then garnish with blueberries and flaked almonds.

- Serve warm or cold.

*Recipe and image by flavours and flair

https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/06/29/stifatho-greek-veal-stew-recipe-2/