Anna Francese Gass' Crostata Ricotta e Visciole – Cherry Bombe

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup confectioners’ sugar
• Zest of one lemon
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch pieces
• 1 teaspoon vanilla paste
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups whole milk ricotta, drained for 1 hour
• ⅔ cup confectioners’ sugar
• 2 teaspoons almond extract
• 1 cup sour cherry jam, store-bought or homemade
• 1 egg beaten + 1 tablespoon water