Ricotta and Cherry Strudel Recipe | Epicurious

Name: Ricotta and Cherry Strudel Recipe | Epicurious
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon (generous) salt; 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons olive oil; 6 tablespoons (or more) water; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1 1/2 cups unflavored dry breadcrumbs; 6 tablespoons sugar; Cheesecloth; 2 pounds fresh whole-milk ricotta cheese (preferably large-curd); 1 3/4 cups sugar; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature; 3 large eggs; 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon peel; 2 teaspoons finely grated orange peel; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 1/2 pounds fresh cherries, pitted, drained, juices reserved, or two (12-ounce) packages frozen dark sweet pitted cherries (about 3 cups), thawed, drained, juices reserved; 1 cup sugar; 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; 2 tablespoons maraschino liqueur or Cointreau (orange-flavored liqueur); 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter; Powdered sugar; • cheese Use fresh ricotta cheese with a dry texture, preferably one with large curds. It's sold at some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores and Italian markets.; • cherries If using fresh cherries, add enough purchased cherry juice to the drained juices to measure 1 1/2 cups total — the fresh cherries won't release as much juice as frozen ones.

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Keywords

pastries
cointreau
german
ricotta
cherry
nut free
electric mixer
summer
bon appétit

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Ingredients

1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon (generous) salt
1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons olive oil
6 tablespoons (or more) water
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups unflavored dry breadcrumbs
6 tablespoons sugar
Cheesecloth
2 pounds fresh whole-milk ricotta cheese (preferably large-curd)
1 3/4 cups sugar
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
3 large eggs
1 tablespoon finely grated lemon peel
2 teaspoons finely grated orange peel
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 pounds fresh cherries, pitted, drained, juices reserved, or two (12-ounce) packages frozen dark sweet pitted cherries (about 3 cups), thawed, drained, juices reserved
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons maraschino liqueur or Cointreau (orange-flavored liqueur)
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
Powdered sugar
• cheese Use fresh ricotta cheese with a dry texture, preferably one with large curds. It's sold at some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores and Italian markets.
• cherries If using fresh cherries, add enough purchased cherry juice to the drained juices to measure 1 1/2 cups total — the fresh cherries won't release as much juice as frozen ones.