Mini Neapolitan Pastiera Discover how to make mini Neapolitan pastieras with the classic recipe. All the flavor of the tradition in a petite format perfect for your guests!
The original single-portion recipe and the secret for a creamy and fragrant filling
”The Neapolitan pastiera” is the undisputed queen of Easter, but who said it always has to be one large cake to cut into slices?
If you are looking for an elegant and practical idea for your Easter buffet, the perfect solution is the mini Neapolitan pastiera.
In this recipe you’ll learn how to enclose all the flavor of the original recipe — the wheat scented with orange blossom, creamy ricotta and crunchy shortcrust — in a delightful single-portion format.
The mini pastieras are not only beautiful to see, but also ideal as gifts or to serve as a portioned dessert.
Let’s get to work: here are all the secrets to prepare perfect, fragrant mini pastieras with a creamy heart just like the traditional ones!

You will also find instructions for a low glycemic index version.

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Difficulty: Easy
Cost: Budget-friendly
Preparation time: 20 Minutes
Cooking time: 35 Minutes
Portions: 6
Cooking methods: Boiling, Oven
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: Easter, Spring

565.31 Kcal

calories per serving

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Energy 565.31 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates 77.99 (g) of which sugars 49.58 (g)
Proteins 10.30 (g)
Fat 25.13 (g) of which saturated 11.34 (g)of which unsaturated 12.67 (g)
Fibers 1.83 (g)
Sodium 253.26 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 116 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA^* and FoodData Central^** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.

^* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ^** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov

Ingredients – Mini Neapolitan Pastieras

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1 2/3 cups type 00 all-purpose flour (or low glycemic index flour)
7 tbsp lard (or butter)
1/2 cup granulated sugar (or 2/3 cup erythritol (about 130 g))
1 packet vanillin
2 egg yolks
1 pinch salt
to taste lemon zest
7 oz sheep ricotta (well drained (about 3/4 cup))
9 oz cooked wheat for pastiera
1 cup milk
5/8 cup granulated sugar (or 3/4 cup erythritol (about 160 g))
1/4 cup candied orange (if diabetic, use sugar-free orange jam)
1/2 tsp orange blossom water
1 pinch salt

Mini Neapolitan Pastieras

Tools

What we need for the recipe

1 Pastry Board
1 Rolling Pin
1 Mixer
6 Tart pans mini 4 in
1 Pot
1 Brush

Steps – Mini Neapolitan Pastieras

Let’s go to the kitchen

Prepare the wheat. Pour the milk into a pot, add the precooked wheat, the butter and the grated lemon zest.

Turn on the heat and, stirring often, let it cook for about 20 minutes over medium heat until you obtain a creamy mixture, then let it cool.
Only when it is well chilled start preparing the cream.
Sieve the ricotta into a bowl.
Add the sugar and mix with a whisk or spatula.
Then add the eggs and the cold wheat, the vanillin and the candied fruit cubes, and the orange blossom or orange flower water.
Start with the shortcrust pastry. In a bowl or in your stand mixer, pour the flour and the sugar, then add the lard or butter and start mixing.
As soon as you have a sandy mixture add the yolks and continue working the dough. When it is uniform transfer it to a work surface.
Compact it and wrap it in plastic wrap, then let it rest for about one hour in the refrigerator.
Grease the tartlet molds.
Then, with the rolling pin, roll the shortcrust pastry to about 1/5 in (approximately 1/4 in) thickness.
Line single-portion molds with the pastry, prick the base with a fork, and move on to the filling.
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Add the filling to the pastry-lined molds, then add strips made from the remaining shortcrust pastry.
Bake in the oven at 356°F for 30-35 minutes (depending on the oven).
Let the mini Neapolitan pastieras cool, and only after they have cooled remove them from the molds. Dust with powdered sugar and serve.
Here are the Mini Neapolitan Pastieras ready to serve.