Neapolitan Easter Wheat Cake - Antonio Carluccio Foundation

Name: Neapolitan Easter Wheat Cake - Antonio Carluccio Foundation
Ingredients: 300g (10 ½ oz/2 ¼ cups) plain flour (all-purpose flour); 150g (5 ½ oz) unsalted butter or lard in small pieces; 150g (5 ½ oz/1 ½ cups) caster sugar (superfine sugar); 3 large egg yolks; 200g (7oz/1 cup) whole-wheat grains (sometimes sold as wheat berries) or 440g (14oz/about 23/4 cups) prepared wheat grains from an Italian deli; 00ml (18floz/2 cups) milk (if cooking your own wheat); Finely grated zest of ½ a lemon and ½ an orange; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 300g (10 ½ oz/1 ½ cups) fresh ricotta cheese; 4 large eggs, separated; 50ml (2floz/ ¼ cup) orange-blossom water; 150g (5 ½ oz) mixed candied peel, finely chopped; 225g (8oz/1 cup) caster sugar (superfine sugar); a little unsalted butter, melted; icing sugar (confectioners’ sugar)

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Indulge in Antonio's Neapolitan Easter Wheat Cake, Pastiera di Grano, with whole-wheat grains, ricotta, and orange-blossom water. Serves 8-10.

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Ingredients

300g (10 ½ oz/2 ¼ cups) plain flour (all-purpose flour)
150g (5 ½ oz) unsalted butter or lard in small pieces
150g (5 ½ oz/1 ½ cups) caster sugar (superfine sugar)
3 large egg yolks
200g (7oz/1 cup) whole-wheat grains (sometimes sold as wheat berries) or 440g (14oz/about 23/4 cups) prepared wheat grains from an Italian deli
00ml (18floz/2 cups) milk (if cooking your own wheat)
Finely grated zest of ½ a lemon and ½ an orange
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
300g (10 ½ oz/1 ½ cups) fresh ricotta cheese
4 large eggs, separated
50ml (2floz/ ¼ cup) orange-blossom water
150g (5 ½ oz) mixed candied peel, finely chopped
225g (8oz/1 cup) caster sugar (superfine sugar)
a little unsalted butter, melted
icing sugar (confectioners’ sugar)