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Pastiera di Riso Sweet Crust |
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Ingredients: 3 eggs, beaten
1 cup sugar
1 stick Crisco shortening (1 cup)
3½ cups flour
½ tsp. baking powder
⅛ tsp. salt
Makes 2 pie shells and dough for strips on top
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Directions:1. With spatula or spurtle blend Crisco and sugar well.
2. Add eggs. Whisk or beat until creamy.
3. Gradually add dry ingredients until blended. Dough will be a sticky consistency.
Do not add flour as that will change the flavor.
4. Refrigerate dough overnight. It is easier to handle.
5. Divide dough into thirds. Set aside ⅓ for strips for top of rice mixture.
6. Place remaining dough into 2 pie plates.
7. Using a pastry roller, spread dough on bottom and sides of pie plate so that dough is thin.
8. Flute edge of dough.
9. Refrigerate for a short time before filling with rice mixture. |
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Pastiera di Riso Filling |
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Ingredients: 1 (2 lb.) container of ricotta (skim if prefer)
6 extra large eggs
2 cups sugar
¼ tsp. cinnamon
3 cups River Rice, cooked or steamed
This recipe makes two 9" pies
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Directions:1. Preheat oven to 350º. Have two 9 inch pie plates lined with dough ready.
2. Cook rice following box directions; preferably steam rice.
Cool and set aside. Also may refrigerate overnight.
3. In large bowl whisk egg and sugar well.
4. Add the ricotta and mix well.
5. Add rice and cinnamon. Combine until smooth.
6. Ladle mixture, filling 2 pie shells equally.
7. Roll extra dough on floured surface. With a knife or pastry cutter make strips.
8. Place strips on top of filling to form a lattice design.
9. Bake for 45 minutes.
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Notes: This recipe is from Emma, Auntie Katie's mother-in-law. It is a popular Italian dessert that is traditionally served at Easter. The sweet pie crust and the rice and ricotta filling make it amazing. For many years at Easter Grandpa and Grandma baked at least five pies. The dough is a little tricky because, if too much flour is added, it won't taste sweet. To avoid adding extra flour the dough is spread into the pie plate with a pastry roller. Grandma makes the crust and Grandpa makes the filling.
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