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Basque Pie

  • Basque Pie
    Basque Pie

Basque Pie

Ingredients: 1 egg
2 egg yolks
200 grs. sugar
250 grs. flour
200 grs. butter
Grated lemon rind
Cointreau
Raisins
Dried apricots
Custard

Preparation:

Use a whisk to obtain a spongy mixture with the sugar and butter, the flour and the egg yolks, the grated rind of half a lemon, and a spurt of Cointreau, added in this order. Grease a round, removable mould with butter and cover with flour. Then cover it with a fine layer of dough and let it cool. Mix a handful of chopped dried apricots and a handful of raisins with the custard. Pour the mixture into the mould and cover with more dough. Use a brush to cover the pie with a beaten egg and cook in the oven for 45 minutes at a high temperature.

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