Shortcrust pie with poppy seeds
Description
Since the pie is made with shortcrust pastry, it should not be kneaded for long. As soon as the dough comes together into a uniform, soft ball, round it into a ball, divide it into two portions, and chill. The filling should be thick and cohesive, with no visible signs of moisture. Mind these details and the pie will delight with both its looks and flavour. Serve cooled or lightly warm.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the necessary ingredients.
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Step 2
Cream together soft butter and sugar.
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Step 3
Separate the eggs into yolks and whites. Add the yolks to the bowl with the butter and sugar. Mix.
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Step 4
Add the flour, salt, baking powder for the dough, and vanillin.
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Step 5
Start mixing the dough with a spoon. As soon as it begins to gather into lumps, knead it with your hands. If the dough sticks heavily to your hands, add one tablespoon of flour and knead until the dough is smooth and uniform.
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Step 6
Divide the finished soft, pliable dough into 2 equal parts. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
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Step 7
Prepare the filling. Crush or grind the galette cookies into crumbs. The finer they are, the better.
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Step 8
In a bowl, combine the poppy seed filling, crushed cookies and 3 egg whites.
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Step 9
Beat with a mixer until smooth and homogeneous.
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Step 10
After 30 minutes, take a baking pan and grease it with a thin layer of oil. Grate one portion of the dough on the coarse side of a grater. Press lightly with your palm.
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Step 11
Spread the filling on top, level it, and stop about 0.5 cm from the edge.
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Step 12
On top, grate the second portion of dough. Put the assembled pie into an oven preheated to 180°C (180 degrees) for 30–35 minutes. Allow for how your oven bakes. Let me tighten to match formatting - they didn't use ° in original, just "градусов". I'll write "180 degrees" - in English recipes without specifying, people often assume C for European-origin text. Actually "Reply ONLY with the translation" - I'll give one clean version: Grate the second portion of dough on top. Place the prepared pie in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 30–35 minutes. Take your oven's quirks into account. Or hyphen for 30-35 to preserve: 30-35 minutes Preserve line breaks - the original might be one paragraph. I'll use one paragraph unless they had breaks - it's one paragraph in the user message. Done. Grate the second portion of dough on top. Put the prepared pie into an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 30–35 minutes. Adjust for how your oven bakes.
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Step 13
After the indicated time, take the pie out of the oven and let it cool in the baking tin. Then serve at the table.
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Step 14
Remove from the oven and serve warm or at room temperature.