Croatian Sour Cherry Pie Recipe

Name: Croatian Sour Cherry Pie
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: Dough; 300 g flour (for cakes); 150 g butter; 2 egg yolks; 2 tablespoons breadcrumbs; 150 g sour cream; 1 lemon (grated rind); 2 tablespoons sugar; 12 g baking powder; 10 g sugar (with vanilla flavor); 3 g salt; Topping; 450 g sour cherries (marasca, preferably); 4 tablespoons semolina; 3 tablespoons sugar; 1 tablespoon cinnamon; 2 egg yolks; 200 g heavy cream; 2 tablespoons sugar

Servings: persons

Dough
300 g flour (for cakes)
150 g butter
2 egg yolks
2 tablespoons breadcrumbs
150 g sour cream
1 lemon (grated rind)
2 tablespoons sugar
12 g baking powder
10 g sugar (with vanilla flavor)
3 g salt
Topping
450 g sour cherries (marasca, preferably)
4 tablespoons semolina
3 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon
2 egg yolks
200 g heavy cream
2 tablespoons sugar

1
Make dough following this schedule: flour, breadcrumbs, and lemon rinds, sugar, baking powder, salt, and vanilla flavored sugar and melted butter.
2
Mix everything in a bowl and at the end add egg yolks. Mix some more and add sour cream.
3
Mix more until you get nice greasy dough. If it is too greasy you can add some more flour.
4
When done, put into refrigerator for 2 hours.
5
After 2 hours, put the dough out and work a little to make it soft. Cut away a piece of dough size little more than a softball ball.
6
Roll the rest of dough into 1/2 cm thin sheet. Cover the bottom of 28cm low rim cake pan with butter, and put onto it a dough sheet. Make sure that the rim is also covered with dough from inside.
7
First cover the sough surface with semolina (it will soak the juices). Put sour cherry on dough (you can use frozen also). Cover the sour cherries eith sugar and cinnamon.
8
Mix egg yolks with sugar until become light yellow. Add heavy cream into and pour over sour cherry.
9
The dough you have put aside now grate over the topping. Put the cake into preheated oven on 180u00b0C and bake 45-50 minutes.

1090

kcal

Calories

Fat

103

Carbs

Protein

Fat Carbs Protein

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

No additional tips available.

No specific allergen information. Please check the ingredient list for possible allergens.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 19 ingredients. The key ingredients include: Dough, 300 g flour (for cakes), 150 g butter, 2 egg yolks, and more.

Yes, Croatian Sour Cherry Pie falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–5 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months — no need to refrigerate or reheat.

Croatian Sour Cherry Pie

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