Orange Blossom Wheat Berry Pie

Ingredients

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  1 cup Wheat Berries

  soaked in water overnight

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  2 tbsp Orange Flower Water

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  1 tsp Lemon Oil

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  1 tsp Vanilla Extract

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  1 3/4 cups Sugar

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  1 tbsp Icing Sugar

Instructions

1. 1

   Bring 3 cups of water to a boil in a pot. Add the drained wheat berries and reduce heat to a simmer. Cook the wheat berries for 30 - 45 minutes or until tender. Add more water if necessary. Drain.

2. 2

   Preheat oven to 400°F. Grease pie dish and set aside.

3. 3

   In a saucepan on medium heat, combine cooked wheat berries, milk, butter and lemon oil.

4. 4

   Stir and cook until creamy. Remove from heat and let cool.

5. 5

   Line the pastry crust on the pie dish and set aside.

6. 6

   In a bowl, combine ricotta cheese, sugar, 2 eggs, egg yolks, orange flower water, vanilla and cinnamon. Blend using a handheld mixer until smooth. Fold in the wheat berries mixture.

7. 7

   Pour mixture over the bottom of the crust. Roll out the remaining pastry crust and place on top of the pie. Brush with beaten egg.

8. 8

   Bake for 1 hour until filling is cooked through and top is browned.

9. 9

   Remove from oven and let it cool.

10. 10

    Dust with icing sugar and serve.