Pastiera Napoletana

Name: Pastiera Napoletana
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps confectioners sugar; 3 egg yolks; 4 larges eggs, separated; 227 grams farro; 591 milliliters all-purpose flour; 454 grams fresh ricotta; 177 milliliters granulated sugar; 237 milliliters granulated sugar; 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon; 1 lemon, zested; 59 milliliters orange flower water; 473 milliliters skim milk; 177 milliliters unsalted butter

Pastiera Napoletanan is a vegetarian side dish. This recipe makes 12 servings with 501 calories, 13g of protein, and 20g of fat each. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up confectioners' sugar, skim milk, orange flower water, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours.

Instructions

Place the farro in a large bowl and cover with cold water.

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Farro

Water

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Bowl

Let the faro soak for 3 days, changing the water daily. On the third day, drain the grain and place them in a medium-sized pot. Cover with cold water. Bring the water to a boil over a high flame, reduce to a simmer and let simmer for 15 minutes.

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Grains

Water

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Pot

Drain the faro.

In a medium-sized saucepan, heat the milk over a medium flame until hot but not smoking.

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Milk

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Sauce Pan

Add the faro, 1/2 the lemon zest, 1 pinch cinnamon, 1 tablespoon sugar, and let cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until the milk is completely absorbed.

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Lemon Zest

Cinnamon

Sugar

Milk

Place the ricotta in a large mixing bowl. Using a wooden spoon, mix the ricotta until the texture becomes creamy.

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Ricotta Cheese

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Wooden Spoon

Mixing Bowl

Add the remaining cinnamon, sugar, egg yolks, the remaining lemon zest, orange flower water, and the cooked faro. Use a spatula to mix until well combined then set aside.

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Orange Flower Water

Lemon Zest

Egg Yolk

Cinnamon

Sugar

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Spatula

To make the dough: Sift the flour and sugar together then mound on a wooden cutting board or clean surface. Dig a hole in the center to form a well.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

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Cutting Board

Mix together the butter and egg yolks in the center of the well. Being careful not to break the outer walls of the well, incorporate the flour, eventually bringing all the flour into the dough. Keep mixing and kneading until the dough forms a homogenous mass. Knead 5 minutes more then wrap the dough in plastic wrap and let rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

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Egg Yolk

Butter

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

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Oven

Cut the dough into 2 pieces, 1 piece 3 times as large as the other. Using a lightly floured rolling pin, roll out the larger dough piece until it forms a large circle, about 11 inches in diameter and about 1/8-inch thick.

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Dough

Roll

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Rolling Pin

Lightly butter and flour a 9-inch round baking pan.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Baking Pan

Place the larger dough round into the baking pan, using your thumb and forefinger to tuck the dough into the bottom of the pan. The dough should come up the sides of the pan.

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Dough

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Baking Pan

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, whisk the egg whites until they form medium-hard, glossy peaks. Using a spatula, gently fold the egg whites into the ricotta mixture. Gently place the filling into the baking pan, on top of the bottom crust.

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Egg Whites

Ricotta Cheese

Crust

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Hand Mixer

Baking Pan

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Whisk

Bowl

Using the lightly floured rolling pin, roll the remaining dough into a circle 1/8-inch thick. Using a sharp knife, cut the dough into strips 1-inch wide. Use these dough strips to decorate the top of the ricotta pie, forming a lattice across the top, just as you would an apple pie.

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Ricotta Cheese

Apple