Russian Cookie Pie

Russian Cookie Pie

Dough

3 egg yolks (keep egg whites in the fridge for filling) 

1.5 sticks of butter (150g)

<1 cup sugar

>2 cups flour

3 tbsp sour cream

1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp freshly ground clove/allspice mix
fresh zest from 1/2 of an orange

Combine in the order of the listed ingredients until have doughy homogenous mix

Should be able to finish by kneading the dough with hands

Divide dough in 3 even sections, wrap in Saran wrap and place in freezer for ~1hr

Meanwhile... work on the filling 

Filling

3 egg whites (make sure they're cold and eggs are fresh)

1 cup sugar

3 TBS jam/preserves (4-5 heaping tsp of orange marmalade)

Walnuts

1.5 tsp freshly ground clove/allspice mix

1 tbsp freshly squeezed orange juice

1 tsp fresh orange zest

Whisk (or use mixer) egg whites until frothy

Start adding sugar (not all at once)

Mixture should become white and thick

Add jam/preserves (tart flavor works best)

Add crushed walnuts, dried berries (optional)

Take dough out of the freezer (should be hard enough to grate

Grate 2/3 onto a greased pan to create a layer

Grate 1/3 on top of the filling to cover

Add thin layer of remaining egg whites on top of the dough
Bake at 350F for ~30-45min (reduce temp to 325F if top layer is meringue)

Should see the edges and top become golden brown

Use wooden toothpick to test readiness

Cut up squares while still hot (otherwise it crumbles)

  

 Boom.