Lisa's Southern Kitchen

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Ingredients:

Pastry:

• 3/4 Semolina Flour

• 1 cup All-Purpose Flour

• 1/2 tsp. Salt

• 1 cup Warm Water

• 1 tbsp. Butter, softened

• 1 Egg White

Filling:

• 1/2 cup All-Purpose Flour

• 1 tsp. Baking Soda

• 1 tsp. Salt

• 1/4 cup Granulated Sugar

• 1/2 tsp. Powdered Saffron

• 1 tsp. Fresh Orange Zest from Orange

• 1 block Whole Milk Fresh Ricotta, drained.

• 1 Egg for brushing

• Honey for drizzling

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a baking sheet with cooking spray.
2. Make the pastry, In a bowl add in water and salt, stir well until salt is dissolved.
3. In a bowl of stand up mixer add in semolina flour and all-purpose flour, mix well until combined.
4. Add in egg white, butter, salted water, beat well until form a dough.
5. On a floured surface roll the dough out using rolling pin and knead until smooth. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and let rest at room temperature for 25 minutes.
6. Make the filling, in a bowl of stand up mixer add in ricotta cheese, egg yolk, beat well until combined.
7. Add in the sugar, saffron and orange zest, flour, baking soda and salt, beat well until combined.
8. Roll the dough out using rolling pin into thin sheet and use round cookie cutter to cut dough into circles.
9. Spoon the filling in the center of each dough and pinch edges and repeat this steps until completely.
10. Transfer to a parchment paper lined baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes and remove from oven and drizzle honey on top and serve warm.