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Lemon Zest Cream Cheese finished dish

Lemon Zest Cream Cheese

Recipe card for Lemon Zest Cream Cheese.
Servings: 8 servings
Course: Main Course

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 350 g all-purpose flour
  • Pinch of fine salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla sugar or 1¼ tsp granulated sugar + ¼ tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 100 g unsalted butter, finely grated and chilled
  • 1 large egg, separated yolk and white
  • 4 Tbsp granulated sugar approximately 50 g
  • 100 g sour cream
  • Zest of ½ lemon

Method
 

Preparation
  1. 350 g all-purpose flour
  2. Pinch of fine salt
  3. 1 tsp vanilla sugar (or 1¼ tsp granulated sugar + ¼ tsp vanilla extract)
  4. 1 tsp baking powder
  5. 100 g unsalted butter, finely grated and chilled
  6. 1 large egg, separated (yolk and white)
  7. 4 Tbsp granulated sugar (approximately 50 g)
  8. 100 g sour cream
  9. Zest of ½ lemon
  10. 300 g fresh cheese (cream cheese or quark), room temperature
  11. 3 Tbsp powdered sugar (approximately 25 g)
  12. 1 tsp vanilla sugar (or 1¼ tsp granulated sugar + ¼ tsp vanilla extract)
  13. 1 large egg, separated
  14. 30 g cornstarch (or potato starch)
  15. Zest of ½ lemon
  16. Milk, for thinning the egg wash
  17. Powdered sugar, for dusting after baking

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