Easter Ricotta Pie | Just A Pinch Recipes

Ingredients

• ## FILLING:
• 3 pound(s) ricotta cheese
• 1 cup(s) sugar
• 8 large eggs
• 8 ounce(s) jar maraschino cherries, halved (reserve juice)
• 1 large chocolate bar (milk or semi-sweet), grated
• - juice of 1 orange or teaspoon vanilla
• ## CRUST
• 2 cup(s) all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup(s) sugar
• pinch(es) salt
• 1/2 cup(s) shortening or butter
• 3 - egg yolks
• 1 tablespoon(s) milk
• - grated zest of orange
• - *optional: use Pillsbury refrigerated pie crust dough