ITALIAN EASTER RICE PIE 
1/2 c. rice
1 c. water
1/2 qt. milk
3/4 c. sugar
1/2 lb. ricotta cheese
3 egg yolks, lightly beaten
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 c. citron fruit, candied fruit
Grated orange rind

CRUST:

3 1/2 c. flour
1/2 c. shortening
3/4 c. sugar
1/4 c. water

Boil rice and 1 cup water for 10 minutes; drain, then add hot milk. Cook 15 minutes and cool. Stir in 3/4 cup sugar, ricotta cheese, egg yolks, cinnamon, citron fruit and orange rind; mix together.

Crust: Cut shortening into flour; add sugar, 1/4 cup water to form stiff dough. Roll dough (thinly) and line one 9 inch pie pan (you will have enough dough for 2). Pour rice mixture into dough. Roll out remaining dough (thick), cut into 1 inch strips and place on top of pie. Brown at 450 degrees, then reduce heat to 350 degrees for 40 minutes to cook.

recipe reviews
Italian Easter Rice Pie
 #122833
 Giuseppe C (Pennsylvania) says:
Don't know what Italy this recipe came from, but it certainly was not my grandmother's. The list of crust ingredients is way off base, I think. Followed to the letter, the recipe produces a crust which does not bind and bakes much harder than this delicate pie should have. The filling ingredients produce a pie that is off-white, rather than my grandmother's true white pie accented with occasional candied citrus. Glad I tried the recipe well before Easter, so I know not to use it again. No Stars for this one. (I'd offer my grandmother's recipe, but you already have too many variations).

 

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