Schisandra pie as the original dessert

Before you bake Schisandra, it does not hurt to learn a bit about the main ingredient of this fragrant and useful pie - lemon. Being a low-calorie fruit, it has the power of legends, legends and myths. So, according to the researchers, it is lemons - those golden apples Hesperides, which Hercules mined, in order to take from them the strength and energy for the accomplishment of their numerous feats.

About lemons, people knew more than three thousand years ago, using them for medicinal purposes. Because among all citrus in its preventive and curative properties for atherosclerosis, hypo- and avitaminosis in the first place is a lemon. With its help, wounds and lung diseases are treated, and also used for various poisonings. Lemon is used for liver ailments and jaundice as an additional treatment, as well as for rheumatism, edema, gout, urolithiasis and gastritis of low acidity. From juice of a lemon and chlorine do lotions at a gangrene.

The most popular and popular in the cooking of almost all national cuisines among citrus fruits is the lemon. "King of citrus" is able to bring in any dish notes of freshness. Its juicy, fragrant and vitamin-rich flesh is used to make jam. Also, using it for filling, brews Schizandra pie. Slices of this citrus when added to tea give an unforgettable aroma and taste.

Its juice is added to many first courses, a variety of snacks and salads. Also, the juice is watered with seafood, fish and meat. Without a lemon, various drinks (cold, hot and even alcoholic) and desserts can not be avoided. And what are the confectionery products, in which not only add its zest, but also the pulp.

So, for example, a wonderful pastry for tea is Schisandra pie. It can be prepared in a rather original way, using two kinds of pastry: sand and "Crumbl". For the sand you need to mix 25 grams of creamy soft butter with egg, 50 grams of sugar, a pinch of salt and ground in a coffee grinder with 50 grams of almonds.

And for the second variant of the test mix 120 grams of butter with a pinch of salt, 75 grams of sugar, 150 grams of flour and 100 grams of almond powder. All hands rub until the formation of sand crumbs.

For the filling, slice the three lemons with scalded boiling water and remove the bones from them. Add 200 grams of sugar, 2 tablespoons of starch and chop everything in a blender.

Roll out the article. Write the short- doughed pastry on a pre-greased form. On it - a lemon stuffing. And on top of it, cover with the "Crumbl" test. At 180 degrees, bake in the oven. Prepared lemongrass cake with lemon slices and powdered sugar.

For such a pie, you can also prepare, for example, yeast dough. To do this, in half a cup of warm milk, pour 40 grams of yeast (for dissolution) and two tablespoons of sugar. Put first two or three tablespoons of flour and mix well. Put the opar for 15 minutes in a warm place. After that, add 200 grams of butter (creamy), cut into small pieces. And also an egg, 3.5 cups without a hill of flour and a little salt. Dry the dough and leave it for 35 minutes.

Before you make a lemongrass, make a filling for it. First, put two lemons into boiling water for two minutes. Either grate on a small grater, or cut them very finely with a knife. Mix with 1.5 cups of sugar.

Divide the finished dough into two identical pieces and roll to the size of your baking tray. The pan must be covered with paper (for baking, no doubt) and put one layer of dough. Apply a layer of fillings on it and cover with a second layer. At the edges, combine the dough, and gently lubricate the surface with an egg whipped with whisk.

Lemongrass pie bake at 170 degrees for about 35 minutes. Bon Appetit!