Cherries go well with almost any type of dough. It can be used both fresh and frozen as a filling. Cherries are very juicy berries, and this feature must be taken into account when baking pies.
It is necessary
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- For the test:
- 50 g butter;
- 50 g sugar (optional);
- 1 tsp vanilla sugar (optional);
- 1 egg;
- 1 tsp baking powder;
- 150-200 g flour.
- For filling:
- 300 g frozen cherries;
- 100-150 g sugar;
- 3-4 tablespoons starch.
Instructions
Step 1
Prepare the shortbread dough first. Mash softened butter with sugar and vanilla sugar, add an egg and mix thoroughly.
Step 2
Combine flour with baking powder and sieve through a sieve to enrich with oxygen, then pour into the butter and egg mixture. Knead the dough and refrigerate for 1-1.5 hours.
Step 3
This dough can be prepared in advance: it can be stored in the freezer for up to 2-3 months. You can also try its lean version, replacing butter with vegetable or margarine, and the egg with ¼ glass of water. Also, sugar is not a required dough ingredient in this pie, so use it as desired.
Step 4
The juice escaping from the cherry can cause the dough to get wet and the cake will not bake well. To avoid this, make a filling with potato or cornstarch.
Step 5
Pre-thaw cherries at room temperature or in the microwave. Place the berries in a colander and place a bowl for the dripping juice. Measure the volume of liquid obtained and add water up to 1 liter.
Step 6
Pour the starch into 1 cup of cherry juice and stir well. Pour the remaining liquid into a saucepan, add 100-150 g of sugar, depending on your taste, boil and add diluted starch. Then put the berries in a saucepan and stir until thickened.
Step 7
Take a baking dish with a diameter of 24-26 cm, grease with oil, spread the dough over it, make sides. Then lay out and flatten the filling. Bake the pie in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 25-30 minutes.
Step 8
You can make the cherry pie covered or with a lid. To do this, increase the amount of ingredients for the dough by 1, 5-2 times, knead, cool and divide it into 2 unequal parts. Spread the large one over the bottom of the mold, and roll the smaller one into a layer and cover the cake with it.
Step 9
To make the top a wire rack, cut a smaller slice of dough into long strips and spread them over the filling. With the help of a curly roller knife, you can make the edges of the strips grooved.
