Pastiera

Ingredients:

2 cups flour
1/2 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup almond meal
1/2 cup butter, frozen and grated
1 egg
1 egg yolk
a few drops of almond extract
2 swipes of lemon zest

1 cup wheat berries cooked in milk and butter
2 cup ricotta
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup almond meal
1/3 cup chocolate chips or zest of one lemon and 1 teaspoon orange blossom water (optional)
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
2 eggs

Cook wheat until completely tender and refrigerate overnight.

Combine flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, and almond meal. Toss with the butter then stir in the eggs, lemon zest, and almond extract. Allow to chill in the fridge, covered, for 1 hour.

Combine remaining ingredients with wheat in a bowl.

Line springform pan with parchment paper. Roll out 2/3 of the dough with a rolling pin to a circle about 1 inch larger than the pan (about 1/4 inch thickness). Line the pan with the dough. Level the ricotta filling inside the crust. Roll out remaining dough and spread across the filling, sealing the edges.

Bake at 350 for 40 minutes. Invert onto serving platter and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Serve with fresh fruit.