Wheat and Ricotta Pie

Name: Wheat and Ricotta Pie (Pastiera ri furmientu e ricotta)
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 (550-gram) jar grano cotto per pastiera (cooked wheat for pies) or ½ recipe Sweetened Wheat Berries; ½ cup chopped citron; ½ teaspoon fiori di Sicilia or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 pounds fresh ricotta cheese; Pastry from Fruit-Filled Cookies or 2 (9-inch) frozen deep-dish pie crusts, thawed; 6 eggs; 2 cups sugar

Pastiera ri furmientu e ricotta

Preparation info

Serves
6 to 8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Sicilian Feasts

By Giovanna Bellia La Marca

Published 2023

About

Fiori di Sicilia is a wonderfully fragrant extract that brings the scents of the island into the American kitchen. It is available from The Baker’s Catalogue. See the Appendix.

Ingredients

Pastry from Fruit-Filled Cookies or 2 (9-inch) frozen deep-dish pie crusts, thawed
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Europe
Americas
Italy
United States
Dessert
Pie
Vegetarian
Easter
Sicily
Mediterranean

Method

If using the pastry, divide in half, roll each half into a circle, and line two 9- or 10-inch pie plates with the dough.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix the grano with the eggs until the grains are separated. Add the sugar, ricotta, citron, and Fiori di Sicilia. Mix