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Romanian Crème Fraîche Cake (Lichiu)
Serves 1
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Romanian Crème Fraîche Cake (Lichiu)
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Directions
1
Mix flour, sugar, and salt in a stand mixer.
2
In a separate container, combine milk, egg yolks, yeast, and lemon zest; add this mixture to the dry ingredients in the mixer.
3
Add butter, one tablespoon at a time, to the mixer.
4
Set the dough aside to rest for 90 minutes.
5
Whisk crème fraîche, egg yolks, sugar, and salt in a bowl.
6
In a saucepan, heat milk with salt and sugar, then slowly whisk in the semolina and cook until thick.
7
Stir vanilla and lemon zest into the semolina mixture and let cool.
8
Whisk egg whites into the semolina mixture.
9
Press the dough into the bottom of a pan and let sit for 30 minutes.
10
Spread the semolina filling over the dough and top with the crème fraîche mixture.
11
Bake in a 400-degree oven for 35 to 40 minutes.
12
Cool in the pan for 30 minutes before serving.
Ingredients
flour
sugar
salt
milk
egg yolk
yeast
lemon zest
4 tbsp butter
crème fraîche
semolina
vanilla
egg white
Equipment
stand mixer
whisk
saucepan
spatula
baking pan
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