Lemon Mannik
What could be nicer on a winter day than hot tea with lemon and a delicious fragrant lemon mannik! Fluffy, crumbly, with a bright lemon note - this simple cake will charm you with its unique taste!
I have been going around and around the recipe for a long time, and finally, I decided - it's time to bake mannik with lemon at this very citrus, New Year's Eve time!
Lemon mannik on kefir is a worthy addition to our collection of manniks, which already has options with apples, pears, cherries and apricots! This recipe is also interesting in that it is without flour, only on semolina.
Ingredients for Lemon Manna:
- 2 cups of semolina;
- 1.5 cups of kefir;
- Half a glass of sugar (I have a 200-gram glass);
- 75 g butter;
- 1 lemon;
- 1 teaspoon of soda without top.
For impregnation, an additional 100 g of sugar, half a glass of water.
Attention! We need a lemon with a thin skin so that a thick layer of peel does not give the cake a bitter aftertaste. How to choose a thin-skinned lemon? Now I'll tell you. Such lemons have a smooth skin, not bumpy, they are small in size, of the correct "lemon" shape, with a neat "nose".
How to bake lemongrass mannik:
As usual, to prepare manna on kefir, pour semolina with kefir and leave for half an hour.
Then add sugar, pour in melted butter and mix.
Grate the zest from the lemon on a coarse grater. And so that it does not taste bitter, we first steam the lemon with boiling water for 5-7 minutes, then we take it out and dry it with a towel.
Add the lemon zest to the batter and stir.
Prepare the form: grease it thoroughly with a piece of butter and sprinkle with semolina.
Now add soda to the dough, mix thoroughly - the dough will immediately become more magnificent! - and put it in the form. There is no need to extinguish soda: kefir and lemon will do just fine with this task!
We put the form with manna in the oven and bake at 180C for about 1 hour - until a dry wooden skewer and a golden crust on top of the pie.
Now an interesting feature is lemon impregnation for manna, thanks to which it will become even more tasty, juicy and tender! In the original, you need to dissolve 100 g of sugar in 100 ml of water, and then add lemon juice, the zest from which we used in the dough. But I was running out of sugar, and I added honey :) Let's dissolve honey and sugar in water, cool the syrup a little and add lemon juice there.
I turned the mannik onto a dish, covered it with an oven mitt, and after a few minutes it easily shook out of the mold. I didn’t dare to water it right away in the form, hot, but what if it falls apart? Therefore, I waited until the manna cooled down a little, put it back into the mold and poured it with impregnation there. And then put it back on the platter.
Lemon pie is ready!
That's how magnificent in the context!
Try it, it is very tasty, especially with a cup of hot tea with lemon. Delicious and healthy for the immune system!
Lemon mannik on kefir
Cooking time: 1 hour
A delicious and delicate dessert with a citrus aroma - lemon mannik on kefir - will become a favorite family treat. The pie is prepared with lemon (only zest is needed), baked in the oven for no more than an hour.
The main feature of the dish is the absence of flour in the composition. If you follow the recipe step by step, you can quickly and easily bake a delicious and satisfying pie.
General information about the dish
- preparation - 10 minutes;
- cooking - 40 minutes;
- exposure - 10 minutes.
Ingredients
- Kefir - 500 ml
- Semolina - 3 cups
- Chicken egg - 1 pc.
- Sugar - 1 cup
- Lemon - 1 pc.
- Salt - 1 tsp
- Soda - 1 tsp
Servings: 4
Energy value - per 100 g
- 190 kcal / 794 kJ
- Fat - 4 g
- Protein - 5 g
- Carbohydrates - 33 g
Recipe step by step
Pour kefir at room temperature into a bowl with high sides.
1 st. l. add semolina and gently mix the mixture. Semolina should be completely saturated with kefir.
Cover the resulting mixture with a towel and set aside for 10 minutes. During this time, the semolina should swell.
We turn on the oven and let it warm up to +180 ᵒС.
At this time, in a separate bowl, break the egg and begin to beat it with a fork, making quick circular motions.
Add sugar to the egg (the whole portion) and beat the mixture until white (you can do it by hand, or you can use a mixer).
In the resulting egg-sugar mixture, add salt and soda, beat. The mixture should be fluffy and homogeneous.
Add the egg with sugar to the semolina swollen in kefir, mix. The dough should have a creamy consistency, a pleasant milky color. There should be no lumps and undissolved grain particles.
Cover the resulting dough with a towel, set aside for 5 minutes.
At this time, we are preparing the lemon filling for the manna. We will introduce it into the dough before baking.
Grate the lemon zest on a coarse grater. To do this, we take only the yellow layer of the peel, without touching the white: it can add bitterness to the pie.
Then we cut the lemon in half, squeeze the juice from one of its halves into a separate container. Liquid is about 2 tbsp. l.
We introduce freshly squeezed juice into the prepared dough, mix the ingredients well.
After adding the zest, beat the mixture again so that all the components are thoroughly mixed. The dough should turn out thick, lush, resembling thick sour cream in consistency.
Add lemon juice and zest.
Grease a collapsible metal or silicone mold with butter. We work only the bottom of the form, the sides do not need to be lubricated, since the oil prevents the cake from rising.
Shake the pan with the contents before baking so that the dough is evenly distributed.
We send the mannik to the oven for 30-40 minutes. Readiness is determined by the golden crust that forms on top, and with a match or a toothpick, piercing pastries from the side.
As soon as the semolina pie is ready, we take it out of the oven, cover it with a towel and leave it to cool and stand for 10 minutes right in the mold, take it out of the mold.
Conclusion
The finished mannik turns out to be crumbly, tender, and very fragrant. Lemon juice soaks it, making the dough juicy. In the cut, the cake looks appetizing thanks to pieces of lemon zest, which gives a pleasant shade to the white dough.
The top layer can be sprinkled with powdered sugar, decorate with mint leaves. The cake is cut into portioned pieces and served at the table.
For most people, semolina evokes associations with milk porridge, which not everyone loves. But today we will analyze how to make an airy homemade dessert from it in just an hour using a step-by-step recipe with a photo. So, we are preparing a classic mannik.
Ingredients
- kefir 1% - 300 g;
- lemon - 1 pc.;
- semolina - 200 g;
- baking powder for dough / soda - 1 tsp;
- egg - 2 pcs.;
- sugar - 100 g;
- flour - 2 tbsp. l.;
- salt - on the tip of a knife.
Filling preparation
Grate the lemon zest on a fine grater and squeeze out the juice. Try not to let the lemon seeds get into the filling.
IMPORTANT! So that the cake does not taste bitter, it is worth removing the zest without affecting the lower white layer of the peel. It is he who gives unpleasant bitterness.
Dough preparation
- Pour semolina with kefir and leave to swell for about half an hour. If you replace kefir with sour cream, then you will need less flour, but more time for the cereal to swell - about an hour.
- While the semolina swells, carefully beat the eggs with sugar with a fork. Add a pinch of salt and vanilla. If you do not like vanilla, you can replace it with cinnamon - a divine aroma is guaranteed for the whole kitchen!
- Pour the egg mixture into a bowl of semolina, and put ours in the same place.
- We take a couple of tablespoons of flour, baking powder for the dough to make the cake lush, and mix everything until smooth.
pie baking
- When the dough is ready, grease the baking dish with oil and carefully transfer the mixture there. For these purposes, you can adapt the pan, if there is no special form.
- We leave the cake in an oven preheated to 200 ° for about half an hour. Readiness is checked with a wooden skewer.
- If you are a happy owner of a slow cooker, then you need to grease the bowl with oil, pour the dough and cook the mannik for 35 minutes in the "baking" mode.
Company's secret
In addition to the traditional filling, nuts, dried fruits, orange zest, apple or banana puree can be added to mannik. Here everything is limited only by your imagination. If the cake seems dry, it is worth pouring lemon syrup over it - for this, mix honey and lemon juice in warm water to taste.
REFERENCE: kefir-based lemon mannik can be cooked without flour at all. Then the cake will turn out less crumbly, but more tender and moist.
Cooking lean mannik
There are not many differences, but they are significant. So, to prepare a lean lemon mannik, you need to pour the cereal not with kefir, but with warm water. Instead of eggs, vegetable oil (100 ml) is used, it must be added to the already swollen semolina along with the rest of the ingredients. The filling can be anything.
Mannik cut into portions and serve to the table after complete cooling. Garnish with apple or orange slices. This delicious dessert is perfect for a cozy home tea party, and as a festive cake.
Enjoy your meal!
Tanya: | November 1st, 2017 | 12:12 pm
Thank you, everything turned out great, very magnificent and tasty!
Answer: Tanya, thanks for your comment! Enjoy your meal!
Catherine: | February 14th, 2017 | 10:46 pm
I didn't understand your answer. I mean replace it with baking powder? and if you misspelled, then how much soda?
Answer: Ekaterina, the amount of baking powder is correct. If you replace with soda, take half.
Catherine: | February 11th, 2017 | 11:59 am
Can you tell me how to substitute soda? I like the recipe several times, but without the lemon flavor. I cut a simple mannik into cakes and soak in sour cream with berries
Answer: Ekaterina, you can replace it with baking powder. Enjoy your meal!
Asya: | February 27th, 2016 | 9:12 pm
And instead of lemon, I added orange zest and pumpkin puree (my mother froze a lot, now I add it everywhere))) - we really liked it! And the daughter, most importantly, ate with pleasure !!! So I wouldn't force a pumpkin to eat)))
Answer: Asya, bon appetit to you and your daughter! I'm very glad you liked it!
Galina: | March 5th, 2015 | 1:59 dp
Please tell me, does the fat content of kefir matter? It was fat-free, it didn’t work out very well.
Answer: Yes, that's most likely the issue. You need at least a little fat.
Evgenia: | December 23rd, 2014 | 1:59 pm
Daria, my mannik didn’t rise either. What could be the reason? Everything was done exactly according to the recipe.
Answer: Evgenia, perhaps the baking powder was not very fresh? Did you sift the flour? Is the semolina swollen well?
Maria: | April 2nd, 2014 | 10:41 am
And if you add ginger, will it taste good?
Answer: Maria, ginger goes great with lemon. I think that it is quite possible to add. Should be delicious :)
Anonymous: | March 26th, 2014 | 12:47 pm
Very tasty
Annalisa: | February 10th, 2014 | 4:24 dp
Very tasty, I make it once a month, and we always eat with pleasure, inexpensive, fast and tasty.
Annalisa: | February 3rd, 2014 | 4:20 am
I've made this recipe over 20 times now and it's delicious. A great idea for an afternoon snack and as an addition to the "hang out".
Irina: | June 13th, 2013 | 7:21 pm
Do you use less baking powder?
Irina: | June 13th, 2013 | 7:20 pm
There is a large amount of acid in the manna, with a smaller amount of sugar it will be sour. But if you like it - please, reduce at your discretion.
Elena: | June 13th, 2013 | 2:28 pm
Dasha, thank you very much for the recipe. Everything worked out. The only thing I don’t agree with is the monstrous amount of granulated sugar. And in your pumpkin cake, through trial and error, we chose 0.75 cups of sugar for that amount of ingredients.
Elena: | June 10th, 2013 | 2:50 pm
Wonderful manic!!! Airy, soft and light.
True, I put half a lemon and added 100 gr. oils. Ate with the child in two sittings:)))
Thanks for the recipe.
Julia S.: | June 6th, 2013 | 6:35 am
Hello Daria!
Thank you for your hard work and such a wonderful blog!
Tell me, with what structure is a mannik obtained with these proportions? When I take 1 tbsp. kefir for 1 tbsp. semolina, then the cake is very dense and does not rise to the end. What can be wrong? Take less semolina?
Calories: Not specified
Time for preparing: Not specified
Everyone loves semolina pies - both adults and children. After all, there are countless recipes for this delicacy. They are cooked with pears, plums, pineapples and other fruits. In addition, housewives also like such pies, because semolina replaces flour and thus makes the recipe with a photo much easier.
Lemon mannik on kefir is perfect for treating guests on New Year's Eve, as it is prepared with the addition of lemon. Such a taste will ideally emphasize a warm meeting with a cup of aromatic tea on a cold winter day. It turns out no less tasty.
Required Ingredients:
- semolina - 2 cups,
- kefir - 1.5 cups,
- sugar - 0.5 cups,
- butter - 80 gr.,
- lemon - 1 pc.,
- soda - 1 tsp
How to cook with a photo step by step
First you need to connect the main products. To do this, pour warm kefir into semolina and leave for half an hour to swell the cereal. 
In a water bath or in a microwave, melt the butter, cool and pour it into the resulting semolina-kefir mass.
Add sugar and mix thoroughly. 
Skip the lemon zest on a grater. To remove the bitter taste - choose a citrus with a thin skin, or pour boiling water over the lemon for 5-7 minutes, then remove moisture from it.
Mix the crushed zest with the dough. 
Add 1 teaspoon of soda. 
This stage is necessary in order for the semolina dough to become more magnificent. 
We put everything in the form. To prevent the mannik from burning, grease the inside of the mold with butter and sprinkle with grits on top. 
We bake mannik until golden brown for 1 hour at a temperature of 180 degrees.
Without wasting time, we will make lemon syrup, it will make pastries more juicy and soft. To do this, mix 100 g of sugar, 100 g of water and lemon juice. Sugar in the impregnation can be diluted or replaced with honey.
Brew a cup of tea and enjoy a delicious, and most importantly, healthy manna with lemon!
Enjoy your meal!
