Best Easter Rice Pie Recipes

EASTER RICE PIE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Line a 9.5"-10" deep dish pie dish with dough. (Recommend deep dish (2") as this is a lot of filling and will come very close to top.)
• 2. Beat together sugar and ricotta. Add eggs one at a time and beat until incorporated.
• 3. Add half & half, vanilla, lemon juice, and 1 dash of cinnamon. Mix well. Stir in rice.
• 4. Pour filling into crust and sprinkle lightly a dash of cinnamon on top. (Photo in this step is of the filling in a 9.5" x 2" pie dish. It will not overflow while baking.)
• 5. Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes. Lower temp to 350 degrees and bake an additional 50 minutes. Should be lightly browned on top & may be very slightly jiggly toward the center (will set up when cool).
• 6. Let cool completely. Serve chilled or room temp.

ITALIAN EASTER RICE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat Oven to 350 degrees and line 2 9" Pie Pans with the crusts, refrigerate and reserve.
• In a large mixing bowl, mix the next 6 ingredients with a large spoon until thoroughly combined (no electric mixers here, it'll ruin the rice).
• Divide filling between 4 prepared pie crusts, sprinkle with cinnamon.
• Bake about 45 minutes or until filling is set in the middle (no longer giggling).
• Allow to cool completely before serving, this actually tastes best when refrigerated overnight.

EASTER RICE PIE

Steps:

• Grease two 9-inch pie plates.
• Pulse flour, baking powder, 1/2 cup sugar, and salt in a food processor several times until combined.
• Place butter into the flour mixture and pulse just until butter resembles coarse crumbs. Mix in 1 egg and vanilla extract; process until dough holds together, about 30 seconds.
• Place dough on a well-floured work surface, divide in half, and roll each piece into a 9-inch round crust.
• Fit crusts into the prepared pie plates and freeze for 1 hour.
• Bring water to a boil in a saucepan; stir in rice and return to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and cook until rice has absorbed the water, about 20 minutes.
• Stir milk into the rice and bring to a simmer; cook until thickened, stirring often, about 10 more minutes. Set rice mixture aside to cool.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Beat ricotta cheese, 1 cup sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest, and 6 eggs together in a bowl until smooth. Stir in cooked rice mixture and crushed pineapple until thoroughly combined.
• Divide the filling between the 2 cold pie crusts.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the filling is set and the tops are golden brown, about 90 minutes. Cool on racks.

EASTER RICE PIE

Steps:

• Grease two 9-inch pie plates.
• Pulse flour, baking powder, 1/2 cup sugar, and salt in a food processor several times until combined.
• Place butter into the flour mixture and pulse just until butter resembles coarse crumbs. Mix in 1 egg and vanilla extract; process until dough holds together, about 30 seconds.
• Place dough on a well-floured work surface, divide in half, and roll each piece into a 9-inch round crust. Fit crusts into the prepared pie plates and freeze for 1 hour.
• Bring water to a boil in a saucepan; stir in rice and return to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and cook until rice has absorbed the water, about 20 minutes.
• Stir milk into the rice and bring to a simmer; cook until thickened, stirring often, about 10 more minutes. Set rice mixture aside to cool.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Beat ricotta cheese, 1 cup sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest, and 6 eggs together in a bowl until smooth. Stir in cooked rice mixture and crushed pineapple until thoroughly combined.
• Divide the filling between the 2 cold pie crusts. Bake in the preheated oven until the filling is set and the tops are golden brown, about 90 minutes. Cool on racks.