Sfogliatelle Napoletane

Main Ingredient: Cheese Eggs
Course: Various Desserts
Cuisine: Italian
Yield:

Sfogliatelle Napoletane ingredients

---FOR THE PASTRY---
2 c flour
1 1⁄2 c butter Or margarine
2 T Sugar
2 Eggs
Salt
Milk
---FOR THE FILLING---
1 Eggs
3 Egg yolks
1⁄2 c Superfine sugar
1 T Cornstarch
1 1⁄4 c Hot milk
1⁄4 t vanilla extract
1⁄2 c Ricotta cheese
2 T Candied orange peel; diced
1 Eggs, beaten
Powdered sugar;

Cooking Sfogliatelle Napoletane

1. Combine pastry ingredients, adding enough milk to give dough a soft, elastic consistency.
2. Kneadi well, cover & chill for 30 minutes.
3. FILLING: beat 1 egg & 3 egg yolks with wuperfine sugar, add cornstarch and graduallyl mix in milk and vanilla.
4. Pour into a pan; place over low heat and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
5. Remove from heat, allow to cool and mix in ricotta and orange peel.
6. Preheat oven to 375. Roll out pastry on a floured board, then cut into rectangles.
7. Put filling on half the rectangles and cover with remaining rectangles, sealing edges firmly.
8. Brush with beaten egg. Arrange on a greased, floured baking sheet and bake until golden brown.
9. Dusti with powdered sugar.
10. From "The Flavors of Italy.