Those who have read the Harry Potter stories will probably remember that, along with pumpkin juice, pumpkin pies and kidney pies, at Hogwarts they served students a molasses pie. This quite Muggle dessert has a truly magical aroma and taste. Preparing a pie with molasses is very simple and its components are quite affordable.
It is necessary
- flour - 200 g
- water - 1 tablespoon
- vegetable oil - 50 - 70 ml
- soda - 1 tsp
- salt - 1/4 tsp
- For filling:
- molasses - 250 ml
- bread crumbs - 100 g
- lemon - 1/2 pc
- oatmeal - 3 tablespoons
- To prepare molasses:
- sugar - 300 g
- water - 130 ml
- citric acid - 1/3 tsp
Instructions
Step 1
First of all, let's prepare the dough. The base of the pie is shortcrust pastry. The classic version involves making it with butter, but the vegan version, which uses vegetable oil, is no less tasty.
The oil must be mixed with sifted flour, to which we first add soda and salt. Grind until you get an oil crumb. Add water gradually until a soft dough is obtained. Put the bowl with the dough in the refrigerator.
Step 2
In the meantime, you can prepare the molasses. To do this, in a thick-walled saucepan, mix sugar and water, put on the quietest fire and wait until the sugar is completely dissolved. The mass must be stirred periodically. Now you can add citric acid. Stir the syrup and continue to cook it until the drop of syrup cooled down on the saucer gives a thick thread when stretched. Remove from heat. You can cool it down quite a bit. The whole molasses preparation process will take about 30 minutes.
Step 3
Remove the dough from the refrigerator and roll it out so that a layer about 5 mm thick is obtained. Transfer the dough to a tart dish or just a round shape. For a dough made from the amount of products specified in the recipe, you need a mold with a diameter of 24 - 26 cm
Form the sides.
Step 4
Mix molasses with lemon juice and bread crumbs. Spread the mixture on top of the dough. Sprinkle the entire surface of the cake with oatmeal.
Cook the pie at 180 degrees. The surface of the cake should be browned. It takes 30 to 35 minutes. Serve hot, warm or cold.
