Red Currant Pie
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Cooking:
20 min.
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Servings per container:
10
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Ingredients for - Red Currant Pie

1. All-purpose flour - 1 ½ cups
2. Baking powder - 1 teaspoon
3. Butter, softened - ½ cup
4. White sugar - ½ cup
5. Eggs, separated - 2 large
6. Grated lemon zest - 1 ½ teaspoons
7. White sugar - ½ cup
8. Cornstarch - 2 teaspoons
9. Red currants - 2 ¼ cups

How to cook deliciously - Red Currant Pie

1. Stage

Make the dough: Sift flour and baking powder into a medium bowl. Mix in butter, sugar, egg yolks, and lemon zest until a dough forms. Cover and let rest in a cool place for 30 minutes. Set egg whites aside for the filling.

2. Stage

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease the bottom and sides of a 10-inch springform pan.

3. Stage

Roll dough into a 10-inch circle; place into the prepared springform pan.

4. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 25 minutes.

5. Stage

Meanwhile, make the filling: Beat reserved egg whites in a glass, metal, or ceramic bowl until stiff. Gradually mix in sugar and cornstarch, then beat for 5 minutes. Fold in currants, then pour over crust in the springform pan.

6. Stage

Return to the oven and bake until top is lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Cool to room temperature before serving.