Yogurt with cream cheese and lemon

Yogurt with cream cheese and lemon

Baking

A traditional Azerbaijani pie, featuring a pastry crust, filled with a creamy mixture of ricotta cheese, lemon, and sour cream, and then baked in the oven…

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This cake consists of a pre-baked base and a lemon and vanilla-flavored cream. It should be allowed to cool before being served.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time40 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Resting1 hr
  • Total2 hr 20 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$8.97 $1.50 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

6 people

Dough

  • $1.05
  • $0.92
  • $0.18
  • $0.23
  • $0.04

Cream

  • $3.65
  • $0.38
  • $0.05
  • $0.28
  • $1.40
  • $0.79

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 11 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

Dough

  1. Prepare the dough, then bake it in the oven. Remove it from the oven and let it cool.

Cream

  1. Wash and dry the lemon, then remove the peel. Grate it finely and squeeze half a lemon. ≈ 8 min
  2. Blend the fromage blanc in a mixer, then add the powdered sugar and vanilla sugar. Mix with an electric beater, then add the lemon zest and juice, and stir. ≈ 4 min
  3. Next, add the 4 eggs and the crème fraîche, and mix well. ≈ 4 min
  4. Spread the ricotta cheese mixture evenly over the base of the pastry in the mold. ≈ 3 min
  5. Bake the pie for 15 minutes in the oven. Remove it and let it cool.

The bill

Yogurt with cream cheese and lemon

  • 3 eggs$1.05
  • 100 g of butter$0.92
  • 140 g of flour$0.18
  • 200 grams of sugar$0.23
  • 1 tablespoon of baking powder$0.04
  • 500 g of drained ricotta cheese$3.65
  • 100 g of powdered sugar$0.38
  • 1 packet of vanilla sugar$0.05
  • 1 lemon$0.28
  • 4 eggs$1.40
  • 200 g of crème fraîche$0.79

Total$8.97

that's $1.50 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • 100 g of butter
  • 140 g of flour
  • 200 grams of sugar
  • 1 tablespoon of baking powder
  • 500 g of drained ricotta cheese
  • 100 g of powdered sugar
  • 1 packet of vanilla sugar
  • 1 lemon
  • 4 eggs
  • 200 g of crème fraîche

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