We all remember the taste of grandmother's ruddy and aromatic sweet pies. Probably no one can refuse this tidbit for tea. You just need to knead the dough, choose the filling and please your family or guests with this traditionally Russian treat.
It is necessary
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- 500 ml milk
- 1 pack of yeast
- 4 tbsp. tablespoons of sugar
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 150 g butter
- 1 kg. flour
- 0.5 kg. apples
- berries.
Instructions
Step 1
Sweet cakes can be baked all year round. In the summer from fresh fruits and berries, and in the winter from frozen and jam. They can be closed and open. Open pies with fruit and berry filling are the most popular and prettier than simple closed pies. They are decorated with various dough figurines. The easiest way is to decorate the cake with stripes, but you can also cut out leaves, flowers, pigtails. It depends on your skill and imagination.
Step 2
Make yeast dough. In a large saucepan, stir warm milk with a packet of dry yeast and a tablespoon of flour. When the dough starts to bubble, add sugar, salt, melted butter or margarine and flour. Flour must be of the highest grade. Remember to sift the flour through a sieve. This will make the dough more fluffy and tender.
Step 3
Knead the dough. You need to knead it until it begins to lag behind the walls of the pan. It should be smooth and elastic. Place the pot in a warm place to rise. When the dough rises, knead it with a spoon. After the second rise, the dough is ready for sculpting.
Step 4
Sprinkle some flour on a clean table and transfer the dough. Divide it in two. One part must be larger than the other. Roll most of it with a rolling pin into the shape of a baking sheet. Transfer the dough to a greased baking sheet so that the dough covers both the bottom and sides.
Step 5
Prepare the filling. To do this, cut fresh fruit into slices and stir with sugar. The most popular pies with apple filling and berries. For example, with cranberries or lingonberries. You can also make apricot or plum filling. Don't be afraid to experiment!
Step 6
Transfer the filling to the dough and spread evenly. Decorate the top with strips of rolled and cut dough. Place each strip by joining it to the dough sides. Brush the sides and dough decorations with egg yolk.
Step 7
Bake the pie in an oven preheated to 180 ° C until tender. Transfer the finished and golden brown pie to a platter and serve.
