Giusi said...

> "sf" <.> ha scritto nel messaggio
> ...
>> On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 09:09:43 +0200, "Giusi" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>It is Sicilian and called Ricotta al Forno, or baked ricotta.
>
>> I looked this up *after* I posted before and found the savory, lasagne
>> style - which reminded me of a long gone lasagne I used to crave. It
>> was basically baked ricotta about 2 inches thick, wrapped around the
>> sides with a single lasagne noodle and topped with meat gravy/ragu
>> (sauce to us americanos). It was absolutely delicious.
>>
>> Do you have any pictures of the sweet version?
>
> No, I don't. Real cheesecake is made at home here, but ricotta al forno
> isn't. So I don't make it, but instead buy a slice at the deli counter
> if I feel virtuous. I'm sure in Sicily people make it at home, but
> since you'd not want a whole one, the rest of us just buy it. I recall
> the ingredients as being ricotta, sugar, lemon and egg.
> From curiosity I will look up some Sicilian cookery sites and see if any
> of them have this recipe, but since the commercial variety is clean and
> good, maybe no one makes it!


Aside: There's a restaurant in town called "La Forno" that makes pizzas,
cheesesteaks, etc. Is there a mistake in the name? I'm under the impression
there is.

Andy
Loves but can't have cheesecake anymore.