Golden Rice Pie Recipes

GOLDEN RICE PIE

Steps:

• Cook rice and allow it to cool slightly.
• While rice is cooking, heat olive oil in a large skillet.
• When oil is very hot, add onion and 1/2 teaspoon salt and turn heat to medium low.
• Stir and cook for about five minutes, then cover the pan and let the onion cook for 30 minutes longer.
• Stir in the spices and the garlic and cook for five more minutes.
• Turn the heat to high and add the spinach and another 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
• Stir fry until the liquid has evaporated--just a few moments.
• Remove from heat and mix in chicken and, if you are using them, the raisins.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Generously butter a two-quart lidded casserole (about 10" in diameter and 2" deep) and its lid.
• If you do not have a lidded casserole, you can cover your dish with buttered foil.
• Combine yogurt, egg, lemon zest, lemon juice, 1 teaspoon of salt and the pepper and beat well.
• Add the rice and mix thoroughly.
• Firmly press half the rice into the buttered casserole.
• Lift the spinach mixture from the skillet with a slotted spoon and spread it over the rice.
• Next, top the spinach with the remaining rice, smoothing it firmly into place.
• Cover the casserole with its buttered lid or with foil, butter side down.
• Bake for 45 minutes in the center rack of the oven, then move to the bottom shelf and bake for ten more minutes.
• Remove from oven and let it rest for about ten minutes.
• Invert onto a platter and serve, cut in wedges.

BELGIAN RICE PIE

Steps:

• Make the prune filling: Combine prunes, raisins, brandy, light-brown sugar, zest, and 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until syrupy, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and transfer to the bowl of a food processor; process until smooth. Transfer to a small bowl; cover and refrigerate.
• Make the rice filling: Bring 1 1/2 cups water and salt to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add rice, cover, and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook, stirring occasionally, until rice is tender and water has evaporated, about 20 minutes. Stir in milk, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Simmer, stirring frequently, until rice is very tender, about 30 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Whisk together eggs until well incorporated in a medium bowl. While whisking constantly, add a small ladle of hot milk mixture to the eggs. Repeat process until half of the milk mixture has been incorporated. Then slowly return egg mixture to pot while continuing to whisk. Return pot to the heat and cook, stirring, until thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and transfer to a medium bowl. Let cool for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Press plastic wrap directly on the surface of the rice mixture. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
• Make the crust: Combine warm water and yeast in a small bowl. Let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. Whisk together flour and salt. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together the eggs and vanilla until pale yellow and tripled in volume. Add sugar and butter and beat until thoroughly combined. Using a rubber spatula, stir in yeast mixture until just incorporated; stir in flour mixture. Turn out dough onto a generously floured work surface and sprinkle with more flour. Gently knead for about 1 minute. Transfer to a large bowl coated with softened butter. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees with rack in center of oven. Punch down dough and remove from bowl. Pat dough into a 13-inch round and place in a 9-inch pie plate. Spread bottom evenly with prune filling. Stir rice mixture to loosen and add to pie plate. Bake on a parchment-lined baking sheet until crust is golden and center is set, about 1 hour. If crust browns too quickly, tent with a piece of foil that has a hole in the center. Let cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes, then chill in refrigerator until completely cooled, at least 2 hours and up to overnight. Serve at room temperature.

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 RICE PIE I

Steps:

• Beat eggs in very large bowl. Add sugar, mixing well. Stir in cheese and vanilla until smooth and creamy. Add heavy cream and stir. Fold in cooked rice and crushed pineapple.
• Pour into a 9 x 13 inch buttered pan.
• Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for one hour. Check by inserting clean knife into center. If the pie is done, knife will come out clean. Top should be golden brown. Refrigerate until thoroughly cooled.

ITALIAN RICE PIE

Steps:

• 1. Beat eggs in very large bowl.
• 2. Add sugar and mix well.
• 3. Stir in cheese and vanilla until smooth and creamy.
• 4. Add heavy cream and stir.
• 5. Fold in cooled, cooked rice and then drained pineapple.
• 6. Pour into a buttered 9-1/2 inch X 13-1/2 inch pain.
• 7. Bake@325* oven for 1 hour.
• 8. Check after 1 hour by inserting clean knife into center. Knife should come out clean and top should be golden brown.
• 9. Refrigerate after throughly cooled.