ricotta roll-ups

Name: Ricotta Roll-Ups
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Ingredients: 4 cup(s) flour; 1 pound(s) ricotta cheese; 2 - egg yolks (save whites for brushing over dough); 1 pound(s) butter (melted but not hot); 4 cup(s) chopped walnuts; 2 cup(s) sugar; 1/2 cup(s) ricotta cheese; 2 tablespoon(s) cinnamon

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Andrea Muntz

Uxbridge, MA

Updated on Jan 23, 2012

Warning: These cookies are very addictive!! Can also freeze and cut as needed.

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 30 Min

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Ingredients

4 cups flour
1 pound ricotta cheese
2 - egg yolks (save whites for brushing over dough)
1 pound butter (melted but not hot)
4 cups chopped walnuts
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup ricotta cheese
2 tablespoons cinnamon

How To Make ricotta roll-ups

Step 1

For dough combine flour, egg yolks, ricotta, butter, and blend well. Shape dough into 7 balls and wrap each in plastic wrap. Refrigerated overnight.

Step 2

Next day make filling combining walnuts, sugar, ricotta, cinnamon, and blend well.
Step 3

Roll out dough pie shell thin (using lots of flour) into a rectangle.
Step 4

Spread 1/7 of filling over dough, roll then brush with beaten egg whites. Bake 325 for 30-35 mins. Cool, cut slices with serrated knife. (or wrap in foil, freeze, cut as needed) Enjoy!
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