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• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 45 minutes, Preparation Time - 45 minutes

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| 1. Bring water to a boil in a large saucepan. Pour in wheat and allow to boil 40 minutes. As wheat is cooking, beat eggs in a large bowl while gradually adding 1 cup sugar to eggs. Mix in fruit, ricotta, vanilla extract, cinnamon, lemon rind, and orange rind. | 2. When wheat is ready, drain in a colander and rinse with warm water. Place 3/4 cup of cooked wheat in a small bowl, and mix in shortening and salt. Stir until shortening is melted, then stir wheat mixture into ricotta mixture along with the rest of the cooked wheat berries. | 3. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). | 4. Line two 9 inch pie pans with pastry. Cut remaining pastry into strips for tops of pies. Spoon half of filling into each pan. Cover with pastry strips to form lattice tops. Crimp edges. | 5. Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes, until crust is golden brown. Sprinkle each pie with 1 tablespoon sugar and allow to cool at room temperature. Chill overnight before serving. Store any leftovers in refrigerator. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
water	5	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
wheat berry	1/2	cup		-	-	-	-
egg	6			429.0	2.16	37.68	28.53
white sugar	1	cup		774.0	199.96	0.0	0.0
fruit	1	package	mixed candied	-	-	-	-
ricotta cheese	1 1/2	pounds		1183.8775	20.6838	76.6118	88.3145
vanilla extract	1	teaspoon		12.095999999999998	0.5313	0.0025	0.0025
cinnamon	1/2	teaspoon	ground	-	-	-	-
lemon zest	1	teaspoon	grated	-	-	-	-
orange zest	2	teaspoons	grated	-	-	-	-
shortening	1	tablespoon		113.152	0.0	0.0	12.8
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
	2	pastries		-	-	-	-
confectioner sugar	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.