Pastiera Di Grano
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 20
- Yields:
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1 pie
- Serves:
- 6
ingredients
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Crust
- 2 cups all-purpose flour or 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 3⁄4 cup granulated sugar or 3/4 cup Splenda sugar substitute
- 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter or 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1⁄4 cup milk
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Pastry Cream
- 1⁄2 cup sugar or 1/2 cup Splenda sugar substitute
- 1⁄4 cup cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 quart milk
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Filling
- 1 lb ricotta cheese
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1 (12 ounce) can cooked wheat berries (found in Italian specialty shops)
- dilute the wheat berries with 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 teaspoon orange flour water or 1 teaspoon orange juice
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1⁄2 cup candied citron peel, finely diced
- 1⁄4 cup brandy (any kind)
directions
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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.
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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.
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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.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Phil Franco
holland, PA
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<br>Updated January, 2008. I worked for the Navy for 38 years prior to my present job as a research engineer with Penn State University. I'm originally from Long Island. I met my wife, Grace Mastellone, when I was 16 and she was 13. We've been married since 1963 and we've been living in Pennsylvania since 1974. We have two married sons and 5 grand children. We enjoy eating out at Italian restaurants as well as Applebees.</td></tr></table>
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<br>I have a collection of several Italian cookbooks and I enjoy cooking with my wife. In the past five years we've visited Italy 4 times and each time I come back several pounds heavier.
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