Pastiera (South Italy Easter Cake)
- 1 pound, 1-2/3 ounces, weight Pastry Dough
- 3/4 pounds, 3/8 ounces, weight Precooked Wheat Grains
- 7 ounces, weight Milk
- 1 ounces, weight Lard
- 3/4 pounds, 2-1/8 ounces, weight Ricotta Cheese
- 3/4 pounds, 3/8 ounces, weight Sugar
- 1-1/2 ounces, weight Candied Orange
- 2 whole Eggs Plus 2 Yolks
- 2 Tablespoons Orange Blossom Water
- Roll out the pastry 1/2 cm thick and line a "wheel" (a round pan about 29 cm in diameter and 3.5 cm in height). Reserve part of the dough for decoration.
- Cook the wheat grains with milk and lard for about 10 minutes on medium heat. Allow to cool.
- In a bowl, combine well the ricotta with the sugar. Add
- orange blossom water, candied orange and eggs.
- When the wheat is warm, add it to the mixture of ricotta cheese and pour in the pan lined with the pastry dough. Decorate with remaining stripes of dough.
- Bake in the bottom of the oven at 150 u0b0 C for about 2 hours.
- Eat after 2 days.
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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/pastiera-south-italy-easter-cake/ (may not work)