MARIA'S EASTER (WHEAT) PIE/"PASTIERA DI GRANO"
This has been our family's traditional Easter dessert since long before I came into being. My grandmother (Maria) made it every year until she turned 78 and then declared "it was too much work." So that was the year (1970), I took over this traditional "labor of love." I still make it every Easter, exactly the same way she did. Here is her recipe. The Prep Time includes all the cooking, the 24 hour soaking time for the "dry" wheat, and chilling of the dough. The Cook Time is the actual baking time for the pies. Requires Two 9 x 2 inch round cake pans (I prefer Pyrex, because you can see how brown the bottom of the crust is).
Provided by Dee514
Categories Pie
Time P1DT3h
Yield 2 Pies (8 servings per pie), 16 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- ***PreparingThe Wheat: If"soaked" or"precooked" wheat is not available, dry wheat may be used.
- Cover the dry wheat with cold water (water should be about 2 inches over the wheat) and boil it for 15 minutes or until the wheat berries crack open.
- Remove pan from heat and allow wheat to soak for a full 24 hours.
- After soaking, drain well before using in steps#17-19.
- If"soaked"/"precooked" wheat is used, add the wheat to a pan of boiling water and cook it for about 5-10 minutes (most of the wheat berries should be open and they should be chewy but tender).
- Drain well, let cool and use for steps#17-19.
- Crust: Mix flour, sugar and lemon peel together in a bowl.
- Work butter into flour using your fingers (until it is the size of peas).
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing with a wooden spoon.
- Knead the dough lightly until it holds together well and clears the bowl.
- Form dough into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap and chill it for about 1/2- 1 hour before using.
- Cream: Fill the bottom of a double boiler with enough water so that its insert doesn't quite touch the water; bring the water to a boil.
- Mix the whole milk, egg yolks, sugar, flour, lemon peel and citron together in the insert of the double boiler which has been set in to the bottom pan.
- Cook the"cream," stirring constantly until it has thickened and is the consistency of a thick pudding (about 20-30 minutes).
- Remove the insert from the boiling water and set aside to allow the"cream" to cool, stir occasionally to keep a skin from forming.
- Note: I sometimes put the insert pan with the"cream" mixture into a bowl of very cold water, to help it cool down faster, don't forget to stir it.
- Wheat: Add the (cooked, soaked, well drained) wheat to a saucepan with the milk and butter.
- Cook the wheat mixture, stirring occasionally until the butter melts, and mixture starts to boil; boil for 1 minute.
- Remove from heat and let cool.
- Prepare Pans: On a lightly floured board, roll out the chilled dough to about 1/8 inch thick and line the bottom and sides of two lightly buttered 9-inch glass cake pans.
- Leave a 1/2 inch overhang of dough if you are going to use the lattice top.
- If not using the lattice, trim the overhang to 1/4 inch.
- Re-roll scraps and cut into 1/2 inch wide strips to use as a lattice top for the pie.
- (If you prefer, the lattice can be omitted.) Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Ricotta Filling: Mix ricotta, eggs, sugar and lemon peel together in a large bowl.
- Beat mixture by hand, with a wooden spoon, until smooth and creamy.
- Add the"cream" mixture and the wheat mixture to the ricotta filling, stirring until all is well blended.
- Pour or ladle the filling into prepared pans (to within 1/4 inch of the top of the pan).
- For The Lattice: place the strips of dough across the filling, spaced about 1 inch apart (at right angles) forming a lattice top.
- Fold the 1/2 inch overhang over the edges of the lattice and flute well.
- If not making the lattice top, fold the 1/4 inch overhang on to itself, and lightly flute.
- Bake pies in a preheated 350°F oven for about 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until the bottom of the crust is light brown, the center is set, and the top of the pies are golden.
- Turn off oven and let the pies cool for an hour in the oven with the oven door slightly (about 2 inches) ajar.
- Remove pies from oven and place on a wire rack.
- When completely cooled, cover loosely with plastic wrap and chill until serving.
- If you like, you can give the pie tops a light sprinkle of powdered sugar before serving.
- Note: Its best to served this pie directly from the pan, as trying to plate the whole pie is more trouble than its worth, and causes breakage.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 532.1, Fat 18.4, SaturatedFat 10.1, Cholesterol 203.9, Sodium 169.3, Carbohydrate 80.1, Fiber 3.3, Sugar 47.7, Protein 13.8
PASTIERA DI GRANO
Make and share this Pastiera Di Grano recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Phil Franco
Categories Pie
Time 1h30m
Yield 1 pie, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- For the Crust:
- Dissolve 1 teaspoon baking powder and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in 1/4 cup of milk.
- Mix all the ingredients well. Knead for 5 minutes on a lightly floured surface. Shape into a round disk 1/4 inch thick, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 1/2 hour. Roll out the dough to fit into 12 1/2 X 1 1/2 inch pie tin.
- For the Pastry Cream:
- Beat the sugar, cornstarch, vanilla and egg yolks with a wire whisk in a large saucepan.
- Place on medium heat, add the milk, and whisk until the mixture comes to a boil and thickens. Remove from heat and refrigerate. Meanwhile make the filling.
- For the Filling:
- Beat all the ingredients well. Fold in the pastry cream. Pour into a prepared pie tin. Bake for 1 hour at 350°F
- Allow to cool. This can be frozen and thawed to room temperature before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 842.6, Fat 34.6, SaturatedFat 21, Cholesterol 214.2, Sodium 218.1, Carbohydrate 106.2, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 58.9, Protein 20.3
PASTIERA NAPOLETANA
Good things come to those who wait-three days, to be exact.
Provided by Letitia Clark
Yield Serves 8-10
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Soak 100 g (3½ oz) farro or wheat grains (berries) in plenty of cold water, changing the water daily, for three days.
- For the pastry, put the flour, icing sugar, salt, orange zest and butter in a food processor and blitz to a fine breadcrumb consistency. Add the egg yolks to the mixer and blend again briefly, until the mixture comes together as a dough (add a tablespoon or two of iced water if the dough is still dry and does not come together). Form the dough into two equal rounds with your hands. Wrap in clingfilm (plastic wrap) and chill in the fridge or freezer, depending on when you want to use it. It needs to rest for at least 30 minutes in the fridge before you roll it.
- Grease a deep 23 cm (9 in) cake tin/crostata tin with butter, then dust it lightly with flour. After the dough has rested, roll it out to a rough 2 mm (1/16 in) thickness and line the cake tin, pushing the dough up the sides of the tin to create a 5-7.5 cm (2-3 in) depth and trimming any overhang. Don't worry too much about perfectly thin, even pastry. Reserve the pastry trimmings for the lattice top. Chill the pastry case in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F).
- Remove the pastry case from the fridge and blind-bake until just golden, 15 to 20 minutes. Allow to cool while you prepare the filling.
- For the farro or wheat berries, on the third day of soaking, drain the soaked grain. Cook in a saucepan with the milk, cinnamon, lemon zest and salt over a very low heat, covered with a lid. Cook, stirring occasionally for 30-40 minutes until the grain is plump and tender and all the milk had been absorbed. Spread the grain out on a plate to cool completely.
- Preheat the oven to 170°C (340°F).
- For the rest of the filling, whisk or beat the ricotta in a bowl until smooth, then whisk in the egg yolks. Stir in the orange zest, candied fruit, sugar, orange blossom water, vanilla and salt. Into this mixture, stir the cooled cooked wheat. In a separate bowl whisk the egg whites to soft peaks, then fold them gently into the ricotta mixture.
- Pour the whole lot into the prepared pastry case. Cut the leftover pastry dough into strips about 2 cm (¾ in) wide, and arrange them over the top in a diagonal lattice. Use your fingers to press the edges of each strip into the pastry case walls to seal them.
- Brush the top of the tart with the beaten egg and bake for 90 minutes, or until biscuit brown all over.
- Let the tart cool and the filling settle, for at least 12 hours in a cool place before slicing into it. Serve, finally, with coffee and congratulations.
PASTIERA DI PASQUA (ITALIAN EASTER TART WITH RICOTTA)
This orange-flavored Italian Easter tart recipe is a classic dessert from Naples. Sometimes referred to as a "Neapolitan grain pie", pastiera di pasqua is made with cooked wheat grains and ricotta cheese.
Provided by Nesrine
Categories Holidays and Events Recipes Easter Desserts
Time 2h45m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Bring wheat grains, milk, butter, and 1/2 of the lemon zest to a simmer in a saucepan over low heat. Simmer until creamy, about 10 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 11-inch tart pan.
- Combine ricotta cheese, sugar, eggs, egg yolks, orange flower water, vanilla extract, and cinnamon in a bowl; beat with an electric mixer until well combined. Mix in remaining lemon zest and candied orange peel. Fold in wheat mixture and mix filling until well combined.
- Roll out 1 sheet puff pastry on a lightly floured surface so it will fit into the tart pan. Place pastry in the pan and spoon filling on top. Roll out the second puff pastry sheet and cut into 3/4-inch thick strips. Layer a lattice pattern on top of the filling and brush with beaten egg.
- Bake tart in the preheated oven until filling is set and lattice is lightly browned, about 1 hour. Remove from the oven and allow to cool inside the tart pan, at least 1 hour.
- Carefully unmold tart, transfer onto a cake platter. Dust with powdered sugar before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 721.5 calories, Carbohydrate 95.8 g, Cholesterol 143.6 mg, Fat 32.5 g, Fiber 3.6 g, Protein 15.5 g, SaturatedFat 10.8 g, Sodium 256.6 mg, Sugar 46.5 g
EASTER WHEAT PIE (PASTIERA DI GRANO) RECIPE - (4.3/5)
Provided by slurpey7
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Pie crust: Sift flour and sugar into a bowl. Cut in butter with a pastry blender or with fingertips to distribute butter evenly through flour. Stir in egg yolks one at a time, mixing with wooden spoon. Work with hands until dough is manageable. Add milk to hold together. Turn into a lightly floured board and knead until smooth. Form into a ball and chill 30 minutes. Then divide the ball in two. Roll out on lightly floured board to about 1/4 thick (large enough to line a deep 10" pie plate). Butter pie plate an line with pastry leaving a 1/2 inch overhang. Roll out other piece of dough and cut into 1/4 inch strips for lattice work topping. Filling: In scalded milk, mix can of wheat 1/4 teaspoon salt and sugar. Boil for 5 minutes. Remove from heat, add citron and orange peel, set aside. Meanwhile beat ricotta and 1 cup of sugar then add 6 egg yolks, vanilla and orange water. Blend well. Stir in prepared wheat. Then fold-in beaten 4 egg whites. Pour into pie shell. Arrange strips criss-cross over filling to edge and flute heavily. Bake in pre-heated 350 degree oven for about 1 hour or until firm in center. Let cool in oven with door open. Serve sprinkled with confectioners sugar.
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