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This is a cake with ricotta, prosciutto and pears, which is not only easy, but also super tasty.
This cake with ricotta, prosciutto and pears it is so easy to prepare that it is difficult to remain indifferent. Especially with an extremely tasty result that will make your guests drool. The secret of the cake lies in the top ingredients, whose flavors complement each other perfectly. Ricotta that caresses you gently and pears and prosciutto that complete the taste. Preparation will take only 10 minutes if you choose ready-made dough, and baking will take half an hour.
Cake with ricotta, prosciutto and pears
Ingredients
- 1 sheet of puff pastry
- 250 g of ricotta cheese
- 1 pear, thinly sliced
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tablespoon of cream
- 4 tablespoons of butter
- 4 spoons of honey
- 8 thin slices of prosciutto
- salt
- black pepper, freshly ground
- olive oil
- a handful of chopped cashews
- a sprig of fresh rosemary
Directions
- Heat the oven to 200 degrees and line a baking tray with baking paper.
- Roll out the puff pastry into a rectangle. Spread the ricotta evenly over the dough, leaving a two-finger-wide edge empty. Salt and pepper.
- Arrange the sliced pears on top of the ricotta. Drizzle with olive oil and season again. Bend the edges of the dough inward and connect the corners. Beat the egg yolk and cream in a small bowl. Coat the edges of the dough with the mixture. Bake the cake for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add a sprig of rosemary. Reduce the heat and continue to cook until the butter is colored and the rosemary is crisp. Set aside and stir the honey into the mixture.
- Take the cake out of the oven and drizzle with 2 tablespoons of the honey mixture. Bake for another 10 minutes. Mix the walnuts into the remaining honey and butter mixture.
- Take the cake out of the oven and let it cool a little. Serve the prosciutto, sprinkle the cake with walnuts and drizzle with honey and butter.
- Cut into pieces and serve immediately.
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