Italian Sweet Ricotta Pie with Candied Pistachios - Plus How to Make a Perfect Pie Crust Recipe

I love Ricotta cheese. I'm not kidding! I have always wanted to make an Italian Sweet Ricotta Pie, and have never gotten around to it. On one of my favorite food blogs, "Proud Italian Cook" I bookmarked a recipe for a Sweet Ricotta Pie". An Italian friend of mine told me all kinds of variations of this traditional Easter dessert. Before we knew it, we had dreamed up a version I couldn't wait to make!

Marie's version-- which looks fantastic-- uses chocolate chips. I'm no longer chocoholic (long but true story behind that one, and I've blogged about it before...). I asked my friend if pistachios seemed like a substitute for the chocolate chips. She shrieked with delight at that suggestion, so a recipe adaption was…