Name: Mushroom and Farro Pie
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 1/2 hr
Yield: Makes 8 servings
Ingredients: 3/4 cup farro or pearl barley; 3 cups water; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 9 scallions, finely chopped (1 1/3 cups), divided; 1 pound cremini mushrooms, sliced; 1/4 cup dry Madeira (preferably Verdelho or Sercial); 1 cup whole-milk ricotta; 1 (1-pound) package frozen all-butter puff pastry, thawed; 1 egg yolk, beaten with 1 teaspoon water and a pinch of salt

farro recipe cremini mushroom and farro pie sliced on a teal plate.

Photo by Jonny Valiant

If you're hankering for a spectacular centerpiece for a vegetarian meal, look no further than this hearty pie. Flaky pastry gives way to cremini mushrooms and chewy farro (an ancient Italian grain) bound together by ricotta.

Cooks notes:

•If using barley, simmer unsoaked barley in 6 cups water with 1/4 teaspoon salt for 45 minutes.
•Filling can be made and pastry rolled out 1 day ahead and chilled.
•Pie can be assembled 3 hours ahead and chilled, uncovered.

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