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I made two of these on Thursday night. I remembered my late grandmother used to add shaved dark chocolate to her grain pies, so I did this. I hate citron, so I used all candied orange peel instead. I was able to find the canned grain and orange flower water at a local Italian grocery.

Finally, I wanted less grain and more ricotta so I played with the proportions and had enough for 2 9-inch cake pans using just the one can of grain and using about 1.5 times the amount of everything else in the recipe.

The pies turned out fantastic. I brought half of one to work on Friday, where it rapidly disappeared, and most of the other half of that one was gone when I got home from work. (20-year-old twin boys on college break. Grain pies are quite good for their Friday brunch at noon, they tell me!) Luckily I had the foresight to cover the second one and put it in the fridge with a label attached: For Easter! Do Not Eat!

I savored the tiny piece that was left from the first pie this morning for breakfast. The best I've ever had. The semisweet chocolate give it a nice bite and it blends perfectly with the orange flavor.

Thanks so much for this recipe!