Pie for tea

Votes: 1

Time: 3 hours 15 minutes
Complexity: easily
Servings: 8

Nutritional value per serving:

Calories 880, total fat 58 G., saturated fats 35 G., proteins 9 G., carbohydrates 84 G., fiber 1 G., cholesterol 330 mg, sodium 239 mg, sugar 51 G.

Bake a pie with a thick, soft filling flavored with sweet black tea and lemon on a crumbly crust. The filling's flavor comes from freshly brewed strong tea, and it's thickened with butter, egg yolks, cornmeal, and wheat flour. For easy slicing, let the pie set in the refrigerator.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

Cake

180 g softened cream cheese
220 g softened butter
2.5 cups unbleached premium flour

Filling

220 g softened butter
2 tbsp. sugar
8 large egg yolks
3/4 cup strong brewed orange-pekoe tea, chilled
1 tsp. grated lemon zest
1 tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 tbsp. unbleached premium flour
1.5 tsp corn flour
0.5 tsp salt

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

Preheat oven to 175°C.
Cake:

In a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese and butter with a mixer until smooth. Add the flour and mix until the dough forms a ball. Pour the dough into a 9-inch pie pan and press it into place. Refrigerate until ready to use.

Filling:

In a medium bowl, beat the butter and sugar with a mixer on medium speed until smooth.
Add the yolks, one at a time, mixing on low speed until smooth. Slowly add the tea. Add the lemon zest and lemon juice. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Add the flour, cornflour, and salt and mix well.
Spread the filling over the dough. Bake until set, about 45 minutes. Let the pie cool completely on a wire rack.
Place the pie in the refrigerator for 2 hours and let it set before serving.