The legendary Easter Pastiera from Naples – Road to Pastry

The legendary Easter Pastiera from Naples – Road to Pastry

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I had been wanting to make a pastiera for ages, but I always remembered about it in the wrong period! The famous Pastiera is in fact an Easter tart and is an institution in Naples, where it was bor

Keywords

  • Candied fruits
  • Cinnamon
  • Easter
  • Italian
  • Naples
  • Pastiera
  • Ricotta cheese
  • Sweet tart dough
  • Tart
  • Traditional
  • Wheat
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Ingredients

  • Pastry flour
  • Unsalted butter, room temperature
  • Granulated sugar
  • Egg
  • Egg yolks
  • Baking powder
  • Orange blossom water
  • Lemon zest, grated
  • Salt
  • Sheep (or cow) ricotta cheese
  • Eggs
  • Cinnamon
  • Candied orange, lemon and citron zest
  • Raw or quick-cooking wheat (or 300g of boiled wheat)
  • Whole milk
  • Orange rind
  • Lemon ring
  • Unsalted butter

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