In fact, the original origin of citrus are the islands of the Pacific and India. And from there, this fruit migrated to the Middle East and the Mediterranean countries. Due to its properties, the lemon not only increases the immunity, but also improves the metabolism, so baking on its basis will bring you only pleasure and no extra pounds.
The most popular pie recipes with lemon
Yeast cake
The principle of its preparation consists in the usual test for yeast, which is supplemented with a citrus layer.
You will need these products:
- Quality butter - 1 packet (200 g)
- Flour - 3 cups
- Dry yeast - 1 tbsp. l.
- Water 100 g
For the filling, take:
- One and a half lemon
- A glass of sugar
Let's Get Ready
- Yeast is dissolved in warm water and mixed with a soft butter and add a pinch of salt.
- Start kneading the dough, gradually introducing flour. You need to mix it until it reaches a fairly dense consistency and stops sticking to your hands. Now you can divide it into three equal parts and send it to the refrigerator for twenty minutes.
- In the meantime, proceed to the filling. Lemons pass through a meat grinder or chop in a blender along with the peel and mix with sugar.
- We take the dough out of the fridge and roll out medium-thick cakes. After this, we begin to form a cake.
- On the greased baking sheet lay out the cake, grease it with stuffing and repeat the process. Part of the lemon mixture should be left in reserve, then to decorate the finished baking.
- The cake is baked quite quickly: twenty minutes at a temperature of 180 degrees. Ideally, he should lightly brown. When the dough cools down, grease the top cake with the remaining stuffing.
Quick Recipe
This is a fairly simple recipe, and, as the name suggests, the time spent on cooking will also be small.
From the given quantity of products it will turn out about one kilogram of ready delicacy.
- flour - 500 g
- margarine - 200 g
- kefir (any fat content) - 250 g
- teaspoon of baking powder
- two lemons
- one and a half glasses of sugar
This pie is prepared as follows:
Margarine rubbed on a large grater, diluted with kefir and add baking powder and flour. Thoroughly knead the dough and form three identical balls from it. We leave to stand in the refrigerator for half an hour.
Lemons need to be scalded with boiling water, pass through a meat grinder from mix with sugar. Allow the filling to soak for a little while for ten minutes.
The principle of laying remains the same: the layer of dough, then the filling. The upper cake is best pierced in several places. Since the dough is not yeast, the bake is baked a little longer - forty minutes.
Tips from experienced cooks
- The pie is heavily cut. Therefore, beforehand, soak the knife with cool water.
- If you want a more homogeneous filling, then the lemon-sugar mixture needs to be boiled over a small fire.
Such an easy-to-prepare, but rather unusual delicacy will definitely surprise your guests. So it is possible that the lemongrass in the future will be your crown festive dish.