--------------------------DENISE BRADSHAW BDGM08B--------------------------
-------------------------------FOR THE PASTRY-------------------------------
      2 c  Flour

  1 1/2 c  Butter/margarine

      2 tb Sugar

      2    Eggs

           Salt
           Milk
------------------------------FOR THE FILLING------------------------------
      1    Egg

      3    Egg yolks

    1/2 c  Superfine sugar

      1 tb Cornstarch

  1 1/4 c  Hot milk

    1/4 ts Vanilla extract

    1/2 c  Ricotta cheese

      2 tb Candied orange peel; diced

      1    Egg; beaten

           Powdered sugar
    Combine pastry ingredients, adding enough milk to give dough a soft,
  elastic consistency.  Knead well, cover & chill for 30 minutes.
    FILLING: beat 1 egg & 3 egg yolks with wuperfine sugar, add cornstarch
  and graduallyl mix in milk and vanilla. Pour into a pan; place over low
  heat and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, allow to
  cool and mix in ricotta and orange peel. Preheat oven to 375. Roll out
  pastry on a floured board, then cut into rectangles. Put filling on half
  the rectangles and cover with remaining rectangles, sealing edges firmly.
  Brush with beaten egg. Arrange on a greased, floured baking sheet and bake
  until golden brown.  Dust with powdered sugar. From "The Flavors of Italy."