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Wheat tart (Pastiera di grano)
Photo: Eiliv Sonas Aceron

Wheat tart (Pastiera di grano)

17 ingredients Serves 10 openrecipes
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1099
Calories
40g
Protein
36g
Fat
148g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Ricotta Cheese 1/2 cup (124g) part-skim 174
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Wheat not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 200g/7oz whole wheat, soaked for 24 hours in several changes of water (or alternatively use 440g/15 oz canned cooked wheat, also called pastiera di grano, available from some Italian delicatessens)
  • 500ml/1 pint milk
  • ½ lemon
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 2 tsp vanilla sugar (make your own by adding a vanilla pod
  • ½ orange
  • 300g/10oz ricotta
  • 4 large free-range eggs
  • 125ml/4½fl oz orange
  • 150g/5oz candied peel
  • 225g/8oz caster sugar
  • , for greasing butter
  • , for dusting icing sugar
  • 150g/5oz caster sugar
  • 150g/5oz butter
  • 3 large free-range egg yolks
  • 300g/10oz plain flour

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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