Italian Easter Rice Pie: Foodie Friday

Ok, wasn't it just St. Patrick's Day... now Easter is next week. Isn't there usually a little more time between these two holidays? 

Having been raised Italian-American dessert was never a given after dinner. Italians traditionally eat a little bit of fruit and cheese after a meal. Which is super healthy and definitely helps to prevent diabetes... which Italians are very prone to getting. But, Easter has always meant pies to me...three very special and distinctly Italian pies: Ricotta Pie, Wheat Pie and my favorite Rice Pie. 

My family has always been very focused on making Pizzagaine for Easter which is a savory pie, other family members would make the dessert pies, so I don't have a family recipe to share with you. But let me assure you this is a delicious version of this classic Italian pie. If you like rice pudding you will love this pie. 

Because the filling is cheese and rice it is easy to make it gluten-free by changing the flour in the crust to gluten free flour. I use cup 4 cup baking flour. We had some left over pie dough and filling so my daughter and I made these mini pies. You might want to make all of yours this way.

Mini Lemon Rice Pies

Click here for Italian Easter Rice Pie recipe.

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