Sbrisolona alle Fragole e Cioccolato-Sbrisolona with Strawberries and Chocolate
Author: Monica
Recipe type: Dessert
Ingredients
300 g (10 oz) ricotta cheese
250 g (9 oz) fresh cleaned strawberries, cut in pieces (mixed berries work well too)
120 g (2/3 c) sugar
30 g (1/4 c) dark Perugina chocolate chips (or semi sweet chocolate chips)
300 g (2 c) 00 flour or all purpose flour
60 g (1/4 c) brown sugar
60 g (1/3 c) white sugar
100 g (4 oz) butter, cut in pieces
16 g (4 tsp) baking powder
a pinch of salt
1 egg
confectionary sugar for dusting
Instructions
Heat oven at 180°C/350°F.
In a bowl add ricotta, strawberries, sugar, chocolate chips and mix well.
In the bowl of a mixer, add flour, sugars, butter, baking powder and salt. Mix well at high speed for about 30 seconds. Add egg and mix again just until blended.
The dough should be rough and not smooth.
Lay ¾ of dough on a 24 cm/10 " round cake pan and press slightly with a wet spoon to cover surface.
Add filling on top of dough and then place remaining dough, which will be crumbly, evenly over filling.
Bake for 30 minutes. Serve at room temperature, dusted with confectionary sugar.
Recipe by Ortensia Blu at https://ortensiablutraveladventures.com/sbrisolona-with-strawberries-and-chocolate/