Pie without baking

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 2 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make a pie without baking? First, prepare the ingredients for the base. You can use any sugar or biscuit cookies. I used chocolate, but regular light butter will do. Choose high-quality butter with a pleasant aroma.

2. STEP 2

   

   Break the cookies into pieces. Grind in a blender until fine crumbs.

3. STEP 3

   

   Melt the butter over low heat and cool to room temperature.

4. STEP 4

   

   Pour the melted butter into the cookies and stir until you have a moist crumb.

5. STEP 5

   

   Pour the resulting crumbs into a springform pan or cooking ring (⊘ 20-22 cm). Depending on the diameter of the pan, your cake will be taller or shorter. First form sides 2-4 cm high. Then form the bottom from the remains of the cookies. Place the mold in the refrigerator.

6. STEP 6

   

   Now prepare the lemon curd. If you have large lemons, you can take 4-5 pieces. Adjust the amount of sugar to your taste.

7. STEP 7

   

   Dissolve starch in cold water. If you wish, you can use more starch if you need a thicker cream.

8. STEP 8

   

   Wash the lemons thoroughly, rub with a brush and dry. Using a grater, remove the yellow zest from all lemons, being careful not to touch the white, bitter layer.

9. STEP 9

   

   Cut the peeled lemons in half and squeeze the juice out of them.

10. STEP 10

    

    In a bowl, combine sugar, juice and zest of lemons. Leave the mixture for 15 minutes. This is necessary for the zest to release its aroma.

11. STEP 11

    

    Break the eggs into a saucepan and beat lightly with a whisk until the whites combine with the yolks. Pour the sugar-lemon mixture through a sieve, cutting off the zest.

12. STEP 12

    

    Stir the egg-lemon mixture and place the saucepan over medium heat. Add butter and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook until thickened, continuing to stir so that the cream does not burn on the bottom.

13. STEP 13

    

    While stirring, pour the diluted starch into the curd. Continue cooking until very thick. If you wish, you can add gelatin (1 tsp) pre-diluted in a small amount of water to the cream. Then the cream will be denser and more stable and will not spread when cutting the pie. Remove the saucepan from the heat. Let the lemon curd cool slightly.

14. STEP 14

    

    Pour the lemon curd over the cookie base. Let the pie cool at room temperature. Then put it in the refrigerator overnight.

15. STEP 15

    

    Remove the cooking ring before serving. Cut the pie into pieces. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Irinyshka

29.08.2023

4.6

Autumn has come - it's time for colds, I wanted to make something healthy and vitamin-rich, I found a recipe for a no-bake pie with lemons 🙂 I made a small pie for 4 servings, used only 3 medium lemons, did not add gelatin, but added a portion of starch. All the leftovers from the lemons, along with the strained zest, went into the tea 🙂 A pleasant lemon aroma spread throughout the house, the pie itself turned out sweet with a noticeable sourness. Great recipe, I recommend it to everyone