Tiny lemony turnovers
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup | Softened butter |
| ½ | cup | Sugar |
| 1 | large | Egg |
| 2 | cups | Flour |
| 1 | teaspoon | Baking powder |
| ½ | cup | Part-skim ricotta cheese |
| 2 | tablespoons | Confectioners' sugar |
| 1 | tablespoon | Grated lemon peel |
Directions
In large bowl with mixer at med speed, beat butter & sugar until light & fluffy; beat egg in well. At low speed beat in flour & baking powder until well blended. Flatten dough to disk shape; refrigerate, wraped in plastic wrap, 1 hour until firm. Heat oven to 375. Work with half dough at a time; keep remainder refrigerated. Roll out to ⅛" thick between two sheets of wax paper or plastic wrap & cut into 2" squares. In small bowl stir in ricotta cheese, confectioners' sugar & lemon peel until smooth. Spoon 1 tsp. ricotta mixture into center of half of dough squares; brush edges with beaten egg white.
Top with remaining squares; using fork, press edges to seal. Brush with egg white; sprinkle with multicolored nonpareils. Bake 12-15 minutes. Submitted By THESERVS@... (THOMAS E. HAUG) On TUE, 14 NOV 1995 055426 -0500