Deliciously Dense Orange Pie

Tasty, sweet and also healthy. Youʼll like it! The pie turns out very tasty and filling. The texture of the pie turns out to be quite dense, since corn flour does not give the same airiness as wheat flour, but at the same time it turns out with a rich aroma and taste.
cook time: 1h 10 min
Caleb Huxley
Deliciously Dense Orange Pie

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

194
Calories
3g
Fat
33g
Carbs
7g
Protein

Ingredients (8 portions)

For the pie:

Sugar 150 g
Wheat flour 140 g
Oranges 1 pc
Baking powder 1 tsp
Chicken eggs 3 pc
Lemons 0.5 pc
Cottage cheese 250 g
Corn flour 120 g

For the syrup:

Sugar 40 g
Oranges 1 pc
Lemons 0.5 pc

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
Pie ingredients

Step 2

Step 2
We rub the cottage cheese through a sieve or punch it with a blender. Add lemon and orange zest and sugar.

Step 3

Step 3
Squeeze the juice out of an orange and half a lemon (I got about 100 ml of juice).

Step 4

Step 4
Add juice to curd mass. Mix everything thoroughly.

Step 5

Step 5
Add eggs and beat thoroughly.

Step 6

Step 6
Sift corn and wheat flour, mix with baking powder and add to the liquid part.

Step 7

Step 7
Mix, the dough should not be too thick.

Step 8

Step 8
Pour the dough into a mold (mold size 20 cm) and bake at 170-180 C for about 40 minutes. Check readiness with a skewer. This cake can be baked in more than just one pan, I like to bake it in muffin tins.

Step 9

Step 9
While the cake is baking, prepare the syrup for soaking.

Step 10

Step 10
Mix sugar with orange and lemon juice and mix. Bring the mixture to a boil, but do not boil, leave to cool.

Step 11

Step 11
Pour syrup over the top of the finished pie. To make it easier for the syrup to penetrate the pie, the surface of the pie can be pricked with a skewer. Let the pie soak and serve.

Step 12

Step 12
Bon appetit!

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