For the pastry, knead flour, fat, 5-6 tablespoons of ice water into a smooth dough. Cover and chill for about 1 hour. In the meantime clean and wash the gooseberries. Boil down 50 g sugar and 2 tablespoons of water in a pot. Add gooseberries and steam for about 5 minutes.
Beat eggs, remaining sugar and vanilla sugar until fluffy. Add lemon juice, grated lemon peel and crème fraîche and stir until smooth. Grease a pie dish (26 cm Ø). Roll out the shortcrust pastry to a circle, place it in the mould and press it down at the edge. Add gooseberries and the egg cream.
pour it over. Bake in the preheated oven (electric oven: 200 °C/ gas: level 3) for approx. 45 minutes until golden brown