Easy, cheesy pie!
Finally I can say that I managed to find a perfect dough for a pie. Crumbly and buttery plus a creamy and vanilla filling with cheese and raisins, makes this pie a real delicacy.
Pie with fresh cheese , tender and crumbly dough
Course: DessertCuisine: RomanianDifficulty: Medium10
servings29
minutes1
hour300
kcal1
hour29
minutes
Take the pie, folks!!! Vanilla, creamy filling with sweet cheese and raisins, plus an absolutely amazing dough with butter and cream! In a word: Irresistible I’m a big cheese lover, I could say that I have an obsession with any dish that contains cheese, that’s why I couldn’t not try this recipe, and because the effect was wow, exactly as expected, I decided to share it with you. Careful!! Addictive! All right then, I think that’s enough with the introduction. We arm ourselves with good cheer and get to work!
Ingredients
For the dough :
350 g of flour1 teaspoon of baking powder
2 packets of vanilla sugar
2 eggs + 1 yolk (do not discard the white)
1 teaspoon lemon peel
200 g very cold butter (from the freezer)
200 g cream with 20% fat
1 pinch of salt
For the cheese filling :
700 g fresh cheese (well drained)200 g raisins
1 teaspoon of vanilla essence
2 packets of vanilla sugar
3 eggs + 1 egg white (the one kept from the dough)
180 g of sugar
60 ml of milk
60 g starch
Furthermore:
1 egg3 spoons of milk
3 spoons of sugar
Directions
- I kept the butter overnight in the freezer, it is very important that it is very cold, just like the cream and the eggs. Sift the flour into a bowl together with the baking powder and salt, then grate the butter. Being bit cold, it will be much easier to handle. Stir gently every now and then to separate the curls of butter stuck together, they will combine nicely with the flour.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and mix as quickly as possible, we don’t want to melt the butter with the heat of our hands
- Divide the dough into equal halves, wrap in foil and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
- We prepare the cheese filling just before we start assembling the pie. Also now we turn on the oven at 180 degrees. I like to keep the raisins hydrated all this time, I use a teaspoon of vanilla essence, lemon juice and a little liquor. Any combination you like will work, the important thing is to drain them well before adding them over the cheese. We dissolve the starch in the milk, then incorporate it with the other ingredients.
- You can use any kind of pan you want, I chose a round one that I lined with baking paper. Take half of the dough and spread it with the palm of your hand directly in the pan. We pour the cheese composition, and on top we use the second part of the dough and try to give it as pleasant an appearance as possible. Beat 1 egg with milk and spread on top and then sprinkle with sugar. Ready! In the oven with our wonder! It takes about 1 hour until it’s ready but it’s worth the wait.
- Ready to serve! The smell from the kitchen is incredible … you should try it!
