Lemon Pie (Limonnik)
A pie filled with lemons put through a mincer with sugar.
Variant 1With sour cream
Steps
1. Melt the margarine, knead the dough, divide into 2 balls (one a little bigger) and put them in the fridge.
2. Drop the lemons into boiling water for 1–2 minutes, put them through a mincer and add the sugar.
3. In a hot oven, lay one sheet of dough on a baking tray, the filling on it and the second sheet on top. Pinch the edges.
4. Prick the top with a fork.
5. Bake for 30 minutes at 180 °C. The pie should stay pale.
6. Cut it cold.
Variant 2With yeast
Steps
1. Scald the lemons, put them through a mincer and add the sugar.
2. Divide the dough in half.
3. Spread half the filling on the first layer and cover with the second.
4. Bake at 180 °C.
5. Spread the rest of the filling over the hot pie. Cut it hot.
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