Pastiera | Italian Recipes | Italyabroad.com

Ingredients

• The pie crust:
• 500 gr. flour
• 250 gr. lard (at room temperature)
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 yolks
• The grain:
• 250 gr. well-drained soaked grain
• 1 &1/2 cups milk
• The zest of a half an orange
• A walnut-sized piece of lard
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• The filling:
• 250 gr. ricotta
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 eggs separated
• 1 vial (1/4 cup) acqua di fiori d'arancio
• A pinch powdered cinnamon
• 1/4 cup minced candied citron
• 1/4 cup minced candied orange peel
• 1/4 cup candied squash