German cheese cake
250 gms All purpose flour
125 gms Cold salted butter (or salt free butter + 1/4 tsp Salt)
6-8 tbsp Cold water
Filling:
1/2 Tin Sweetened Condensed Milk (Milkmaid)
250gm Paneer(indian cheese)
4 Egg yolks
1/2 tsp Lemon juice
30 gms Ground almonds
50 gms Chopped dried grapes
50 gms Finely chopped candied peel(Orange or lemon)
Meringue:
1 Egg white
50 gms Powdered Sugar
Preheat the oven to 180 deg C.
Cut cold butter into small pieces.
Using a palette knife rub butter into the flour.
Sprinkle cold water over the flour and using a palette knife combine into a ball.
With medium handling, roll into 1/8" thick pastry.
Lift the pastry over the rolling pin, drop into pie dish and line it. Trim off the extra dough.
Prick the entire pastry with a fork (to prevent puffing). Bake blind at 180 deg C for 10-15 minutes. Remove from oven.
Reset the oven at 140 deg C.
Blend together, paneer, egg yolks and condensed milk till smooth and creamy. I crumbled the paneer instead of making a smooth paste to get the feel of it, you can follow either of the method(crumbly or creamy). Add almond powder, dry grapes, candied peels and lemon juice. Mix well, pour into the baked pastry case.
Whisk egg white till stiff, add half the sugar gradually and continue to whisk till stiff peak stage. Fold in the rest of the sugar and pipe a fine lattice of meringue over the pie.
Return to oven and bake at 140 deg C for 45 minutes or till meringue is crisp.
Serve hot or chilled with cream.