Baked Sweet Ricotta Ravioli

Ingredients

• ¾ cup ricotta cheese
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• ¼ cup mini chocolate chips
• ½-1 tablespoon lemon zest

Steps

1. 1

   Drain your ricotta cheese either with a sieve or cheesecloth for at least an hour. If the cheese is extremely watery then leave it in the sieve in a covered bowl for 24 hours.

2. 2

   Make the Pastry Crust as per instructions, use half the dough for this recipe, (the other half can be frozen).

3. 3

   Pre-heat oven to 350F (180 C), line one or two cookie sheets with parchment paper.

4. 4

   In a medium bowl mix together the ricotta and sugar until creamy, then gently stir in the mini chocolate chips and zest.

5. 5

   Roll out half the dough to a ⅛ inch thickness, cut out round with a medium size round cookie cutter, place a teaspoonful of filling on one side of the round cover with the unfilled side.  Seal the edges well first with wet fingers then with the tongs of a fork, place on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet and bake for approximately 15-20 minutes or until golden.  Let cool, dust with powdered sugar if desired.  Enjoy!