Neapolitan Pastiera: the original recipe with filling and tips for making it at home

Step
1
Start preparing the Neapolitan shortcrust pastry with the shortcrust pastry: on the available fountain-shaped baking tray, place the sifted flour and yeast and add the soft butter in pieces, the sugar and the grated lemon zest to the center.

Step 2
Mix the ingredients together with your fingertips, then, as soon as the butter is incorporated, add the eggs and a pinch of salt. Proceed by manually positioning the handle with the flour on the other side of the center.

Step 3
The mixture of ingredients and the dough will be slightly sticky: work it for a few seconds with very little flour until you obtain a firm and homogeneous dough. Form a ball, pour the transparent film every now and then and place it in the refrigerator for a while.