Here’s another easy-peasy Portuguese recipe for you. This is so easy, it’s embarrassing!

Ingredients

Makes 10

1 pack of shortcrust pastry (500gr)

5 eggs

250 gr sugar

100 gr butter at room temperature

1 tablespoon of flour

2 packs of Ricotta cheese (or Requeijões* if you are able to get hold of it from a Portuguese Brazilian shop)

1 pinch of salt

*Requeijão is a milk-derived product, produced in Portugal and Brazil. In English-speaking countries, you can widely find Ricotta cheese in supermarkets which is similar to requeijão interchangeably in this recipe.

Method

Note: Our oven is fan assisted so the temperature and cooking time is what worked for us, It may vary for other ovens.

1. Turn on the oven to 190 degrees centigrade
2. Butter the tart tin or case. You may also want to put baking paper to make it easier to pull it out at the end.
3. Put the eggs, flour, butter, salt and ricotta in a blender. Mix until soft.
4. Roll the shortcrust pastry as per the pack instructions. Cover the tart tin with it and pour the mix in.
5. Put in the oven for 50 minutes or until cooked. The top will crack a little during the cooking process and that’s fine.
6. When cooked, remove from the oven and let it cool down. This tart is best served cold or at room temperature

Enjoy!

Like it? Try this popular easy peasy courgette chocolate cake recipe and the Portuguese Piri Piri oil.