Ricotta Ravioli Cookies

Ingredients

  • Flour (all-purpose) (1 cup)

  • Flour (semolina) (1 cup)

  • European style yogurt (1 cup)

  • Heavy cream (½ cup)

  • Lemon zest (from 2 lemons)

  • Honey (1 cup)

  • Butter (1 stick)

  • Nutmeg (½ tsp.)

  • Vanilla (½ tsp.)

  • Sugar (½ cup)   

  • Egg

  • Salt (just a pinch)

  • Powdered sugar

  • Olive oil

  • Ricotta cheese (2 cups – sheep’s milk)

How to Prepare

  1. Melt the butter and the heavy cream in a small saucepan. Set aside.

  2. In a bowl, add the ricotta cheese, yogurt, lemon zest, nutmeg, vanilla, egg, a ½ cup of sugar, and a pinch of salt. Set aside.

  3. In a separate bowl, add the butter mixture to flour. Mix.

  4. Wrap the dough in plastic. Set is aside for an hour.

  5. Flour a surface and toll the dough flat using round cookie cutters.

  6. Sandwich the filling between 2 cut outs using water to seam the sides.

  7. Fry in the heated oil 2 at a time.

  8. Dust with powdered sugar and drizzle with warm honey. Enjoy!