Fluffy Pumpkin Semolina Cake with Kefir

Airy, soft, with a bright taste and autumn mood! Pumpkin manna with kefir will be a real find for lovers of baking with pumpkin. Crumbly semolina dough goes well with this vegetable. Lemon zest and soaking complement the taste of the pie, adding a pleasant sourness to it!
cook time: 2h
Isla Thatcher
Fluffy Pumpkin Semolina Cake with Kefir

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

235
Calories
7g
Fat
38g
Carbs
5g
Protein

Ingredients (8 portions)

Basic:

Pumpkin 300 g
Wheat flour 200 g
Semolina 200 g
Kefir 200 g
Sugar 200 g
Butter 100 g
Eggs 2 pc
Lemon zest 1 tbsp
Baking powder 1 tbsp
Vanilla sugar 1 tsp
Water 50 ml

Impregnation:

Sugar 60 g
Lemon juice 50 ml

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to bake delicious pumpkin manna with kefir in the oven? Very simple! To begin, prepare the necessary ingredients according to the list. Take the highest grade flour. Kefir is suitable for any fat content. The butter should be at room temperature, so remove it from the refrigerator in advance.

Step 2

Step 2
Pour semolina with kefir at room temperature and leave for 30 minutes to swell.

Step 3

Step 3
Peel the pumpkin from peel and seeds. Grate the pulp on a medium grater.

Step 4

Step 4
In a bowl, combine soft butter, eggs, lemon zest, sugar and vanilla sugar. Beat with a mixer until fluffy. The better you beat the eggs, the fluffier the manna will turn out.

Step 5

Step 5
Add swollen semolina with kefir and grated pumpkin. Whisk everything again.

Step 6

Step 6
Add the flour sifted with baking powder in parts and beat until smooth. Donʼt rush to add all the flour at once, as you may need more or less. Focus on consistency.

Step 7

Step 7
The dough should be thick but not tough.

Step 8

Step 8
Place the dough in a greased pan. There is a lot of dough, so choose the appropriate form for it. The size of my form is 31 by 11 cm. Place the manna in an oven preheated to 180°C and bake for about 45-55 minutes until the skewer is dry.

Step 9

Step 9
While the manna is baking, prepare the mixture for soaking. Depending on how much juice you managed to extract from the lemon, adjust the amount of water so that the total volume of liquid is 100 ml. I got 45 ml of lemon juice and 55 ml of water.

Step 10

Step 10
Pour lemon juice and water into a saucepan. Add sugar. Place the mixture over low heat, bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes. Then remove the saucepan from the heat.

Step 11

Step 11
Remove the finished manna from the oven and soak the top with lemon syrup. Let stand for about 15 minutes. Then transfer to a platter and serve. Bon appetit!

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