Easter Grain Pie

Grain Pie

Yields 1 10” Grain Pie

1 10” Pie Shell                                                                                                

6 oz Cooked Grain                                                                                                                                                                     

5 oz Sugar                                                                                                                                       

12 oz Ricotta Impastata                                                                                        

2 large Eggs                                                                                                                                    

1-drop Orange Extract                                                                                                                    

1-teaspoon Vanilla

1-drop Orange Blossom Water

Crust for Lattice Recipe

  ½ cup Water

Pinch of Salt

2 oz Butter

Pinch of Sugar

5 oz Flour

Procedure:

Begin by boiling your grain for approximately 40 minutes, then rinse and cool the grain. Then in a large bowl add your ricotta impastata, orange extract, vanilla, orange blossom water, and cooked grain. In a separate bowl whisk your eggs and sugar until sugar dissolves, then combine the two into one bowl, mix well and then pour into your pie shell. Then begin to make your lattice. To make your lattice, in a small mixer at slow speed add water, salt, butter, sugar, and flour, and mix slowly for 1 minute. Then begin to form a lattice on your grain pie. Preheat oven to 375 degrees and bake your pie for approx 45 min.