Pastiera Di Grano

Ingredients

1 wheat
180 gr soaked wheat
3 gr salt
120 ml scalded milk
4 gr sugar
1/4 glace citron
24 gr orange peel
1 gr sifted all-purpose flour
400 gr sugar
55 gr butter
9 egg yolks
16 ml milk
1 filling
375 gr ricotta cheese
1 gr vanilla
16 ml orange flower water
1/2 orange extract
4 egg whites

Instructions

Confectioner's sugar Variations ** Recipe by: NAFY67C@prodigy.com (DEBORAH EPSTEIN) * drained and weighed after soaking. (If soaked wheat is not available, dry wheat may be soaked as follows: cover dry wheat with cold water adn boil 15 minutes or until husks crack open. Remove from heat and soak 24 hours) Prepare WHEAT: Place drained wheat in covered saucepan and cover with 3 cups water. Add salt and boil 1 hour, stirring frequently to prevent sticking. Drain wheat, add milk and sugar, and boil an additional 5 minutes. Remove from heat, add citron and orange peel, mix and allow to cool.JM SEE PART 2 ----