NEAPOLITAN EASTER PIE
The wheat berries in this Italian grain pie, known as pastiera, are fitting for the Easter holiday, as they symbolize rebirth and renewal. The grains get soaked in water overnight before they are cooked in milk. Afterward, they are mixed with ricotta cheese and pastry cream to make an exceptionally delicious filling.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Pie & Tarts Recipes
Yield Makes one 10-inch pie
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Vanilla Pastry Cream:Bring milk and vanilla seeds and pod to a simmer in a medium saucepan. Remove from heat. Cover; let stand 20 minutes.
- In a large bowl, whisk egg yolks until smooth. In a medium saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Gradually add milk mixture in a slow, steady stream and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and begins to bubble, about 5 minutes.
- Whisking constantly, slowly pour one-third of milk mixture into egg yolks. Pour mixture into remaining milk in saucepan. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until mixture comes to a full boil and is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, 2 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Strain mixture through a fine sieve into a heatproof bowl; discard solids. Cover with parchment or plastic wrap, pressing directly on surface to prevent a skin from forming. Refrigerate until well chilled and firm, at least 2 hours or up to 2 days. Whisk to soften slightly just before using.
- Crust:In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. With an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in orange zest. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until each is fully incorporated. Reduce speed to low, and beat in flour mixture.
- Divide dough into 2 disks, one larger (approximately two-thirds of dough) and one smaller. Press each piece into a disk; wrap in plastic and refrigerate 1 hour or up to 1 day.
- Filling:Place wheat berries in a medium bowl. Add enough water to cover by 2 inches. Refrigerate overnight.
- Drain wheat berries, and transfer to a medium saucepan with milk, water, butter, and salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer, and cook until tender, about 1 hour. Drain, and spread on a baking sheet. Let cool about 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a medium bowl, stir together ricotta and sugar. Add cooled wheat berries and pastry cream. Stir to combine.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out larger piece of dough to a 14-inch round, about 1/8 inch thick. Fit into a 10-by-2-inch springform pan. Pour filling into shell. Trim excess dough to 1/2 inch above filling. Roll out remaining piece of dough, 1/8 inch thick. With a pastry wheel, cut into twelve 3/4-inch strips. Weave strips into a lattice over filling; trim lattice flush with edge of dough.
- Lightly beat egg and brush evenly over top of pie. Bake until crust is golden and filling is bubbling, 60 to 90 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack, and let cool 20 minutes. Run a sharp knife around edge to gently loosen pie. Remove outer ring from springform pan. Let pie cool completely. Serve.
PASTIERA NAPOLETANA RECIPE
This recipe for Pastiera Napoletana is a traditional Italian Easter dessert. It's a citrus scented pie made with a ricotta and wheat berry filling, encased in a short crust pastry.
Provided by Marisa
Categories Dessert
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Place the flour, sugar and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer and stir to combine.
- Add the cubed butter and mix till coarse crumbs form.
- Mix in the lightly beaten eggs, vanilla extract and orange zest until it forms a smooth ball. (takes less than a minute).
- Wrap the dough in cling wrap and allow to chill in the fridge for 1 hour.
- Meanwhile spoon the jar of the cooked wheat in a medium sized stock pot.
- Add in the milk, vanilla bean and lemon zest.
- Bring to a boil over medium heat then reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for about 25 minutes or until the mixture thickens and has absorbed most of the liquids.
- Stir frequently making sure to keep an eye on it so the wheat berries do not stick to the pot and burn.
- Scrap out the any remaining seeds from the vanilla bean. Stir them back into the cooked wheat mixture and set aside to cool.
- While the mixture cools, grease a 25cm round tart tin with a removable bottom and set aside. (I used a 25cm (10 inch) deep quiche pan with removable bottom however any 10 inch pie dish would also work).
- Cut a quarter of the dough off, reserving it for the lattice top.
- Roll out the remaining dough to about 1/8 inch thick and line the tart tin with the rolled dough.
- Trim off any excess dough with a knife.
- In a medium sized bowl mix together the ricotta, the 2 whole eggs plus 2 egg yolks until light and fluffy.
- Mix in the powdered sugar (icing sugar), orange blossom water, orange and lemon zests until combined.
- Stir in the cooled wheat mixture.
- In a separate bowl beat the two remaining egg whites just until stiff peaks form and then softly fold them into the ricotta mixture.
- Pour the ricotta mixture into the prepared pie.
- Roll out the remaining pastry dough and cut out 9 strips of dough slightly longer than the pie tin. (about 1 inch wide)
- Place the strips of dough over the filling in a criss-cross pattern and trim off any excess.
- Brush the strips of dough with milk and bake the pie in a preheated oven at 350 degrees F, for about 60 minutes or until a lovely golden brown.
- Allow the ricotta pie to cool completely before refrigerating then dust with powdered sugar just before serving.
- This ricotta pie actually tastes better the day after it's baked making it a great make ahead dessert.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 471 kcal, Carbohydrate 56 g, Protein 12 g, Fat 22 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, Cholesterol 105 mg, Sodium 237 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 25 g, ServingSize 1 serving
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
NEAPOLITAN RICOTTA AND WHEATBERRY PIE
Categories Milk/Cream Cheese Egg Dessert Bake Easter Ricotta Orange Spring Whole Wheat Gourmet Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- Cover wheat berries with cold water in a bowl, then chill, covered, 8 to 12 hours. Drain in a sieve and rinse.
- Make pastry while wheat berries soak:
- Sift together 2 1/4cups flour, 1/4 cup sugar, baking powder, and 1/2teaspoon salt. Blend in 1 1/4sticks butter (1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons) with a pastry blender or your fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add 2 whole eggs and stir with a fork until a crumbly dough forms.
- Turn dough out onto a work surface. Divide in half and with heel of your hand smear each piece of dough twice with a forward motion to help distribute fat. Gather dough and form into 2 disks. Chill, wrapped in plastic wrap, until firm, at least 1 hour.
- Make filling:
- Bring soaked wheat berries and cold water to a boil in a 2-quart saucepan, then reduce heat and simmer, covered, until wheat berries are tender, about 1 1/2 hours. Add remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and simmer 5 minutes more. Drain in sieve and rinse under cold water until cool. Drain well.
- Whisk together 2 yolks and 1/4 cup sugar, then whisk in cornstarch and remaining 3 tablespoons flour until smooth. Bring milk to a boil in a small heavy saucepan, then gradually add hot milk to yolks, whisking.
- Pour custard into saucepan and bring to a boil over moderately low heat, whisking constantly (custard will get very thick), then boil, whisking, 1 minute. Remove from heat and whisk in vanilla and remaining 1/4 stick (2 tablespoons) butter. Transfer pastry cream to a bowl and chill, its surface covered with wax paper.
- Beat together ricotta and remaining 1/3 cup sugar with an electric mixer at medium speed until sugar is dissolved, about 3 minutes. Beat in flower water, pastry cream, and remaining 2 yolks, then stir in zest, citron, cinnamon, and wheat berries.
- Assemble and bake pie:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Roll out half of dough into a 13-inch round on a well-floured surface with a floured rolling pin. Fit dough into a 9-inch (24-centimeter) springform pan (dough is very tender and will crack). Press dough against side of pan and patch any cracks. Chill.
- Lightly beat remaining egg. Roll out remaining dough into a 10-inch round and transfer to a baking sheet. Brush dough with some of egg, then cut into 10 (1-inch) strips with fluted pastry wheel.
- Spoon filling into chilled pie crust (filling will not reach top of crust).
- Arrange 5 dough strips vertically on filling (1 inch apart), pressing ends of strips into crust. Arrange remaining 5 strips over them in same manner to form a diagonal lattice. Trim crust 1/2 inch from top of filling, then fold over lattice. Brush edge with some of egg.
- Bake pie in middle of oven until pastry is golden and filling is puffed and set, about 1 1/2 hours, covering top of pie with foil after 50 minutes to prevent over-browning. Transfer to a rack to cool. Run a thin knife around edge of pie and remove side of pan. Chill pie at least 2 hours. Bring to room temperature before serving.
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