Italian Cheese Balls

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 1 pound ricotta cheese
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 4 egg whites
• 3/4 cup white sugar

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• preheat the oven to 300 degrees f (150 degrees c).
• in a medium bowl, mix together the ricotta cheese, cream cheese, flour, salt, vanilla, lemon zest and eggs. in a separate bowl, whisk together the egg whites and sugar. pour into the cheese mixture, and mix until well blended. roll into balls about the size of a golf ball, and place in a glass baking dish.
• bake for 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown on top.