Jam pies are a simple baking option that even a novice hostess can master. For their preparation, yeast or puff, unleavened or butter dough is suitable. Products can be baked in an oven or multicooker, fried in a pan in boiling oil. Any thick jam, homemade or purchased, is used as a filling.
Jam pies: cooking features
Jam is an affordable and inexpensive filling for sweet baked goods. To prevent the products from becoming too cloying, you should use a product with a rich sweet and sour taste. The proportions of dough and jam depend on individual preferences. Pies baked in an oven or slow cooker are lower in calories but have high nutritional value. Pastries fried in hot oil are delicious, but high in calories.
An important condition: only thick jam or jam can be used for the filling. Under the influence of high temperatures, more liquid jam will flow out and burn, baked goods will acquire an unpleasant aftertaste. The ideal option is a product with a high content of pectin, which has gelling properties. At home, it is better to use apple, plum, apricot, peach, quince jam, as well as jams from several types of fruits.
Classic yeast dough pies
The most delicious homemade pies are made from yeast dough. It is easy to make, but it is important to accurately observe the proportions of the ingredients, take your time, leaving time for the proofing of the dough. To make the baking airy and melt in your mouth, you need to let it rise at least 2 times. For cooking, you can use dry fast-acting yeast, but many housewives prefer fresh, assuring that only they will provide the necessary structure of the dough. Flour should be of high quality, of the finest grinding. Do not add too much sugar, the filling of thick sweet and sour jam will give the necessary saturation to the baked goods.
Ingredients:
- 500 ml of fresh milk of moderate fat content;
- 1 liter can of high quality wheat flour;
- 0, 5 sticks of yeast;
- 1 tbsp. l. Sahara;
- 1 tbsp. l. refined vegetable oil;
- 100 g butter;
- 0.25 tsp salt;
- thick jam for the filling.
Classic yeast dough is prepared in a sponge way. Dissolve yeast in warm milk, add sugar and a spoonful of flour. Mix everything and put in heat for 1, 5-2 hours. During this time, the mass will increase in volume, and numerous bubbles will appear on the surface.
Pour the dough into a large bowl, add melted butter and vegetable oil, add sifted flour mixed with salt in portions. Knead the dough slowly, breaking the lumps with a spoon. If the mass turns out to be too liquid, add a little more flour. When the dough thickens, knead it with your hands until smooth.
Cover the bowl with a towel and heat for 1.5 hours. During this time, the dough will rise at least 2 times, it must be kneaded with a spoon. Then put the mass on a board sprinkled with flour, knead a little more and divide into identical small balls. Leave them to proof for 20 minutes.
Roll out the balls into flat cakes with a thickness of about 0.5 cm. Put a portion of jam on each, form the pies in the form of a neat boat and carefully pinch the edges. Grease a baking sheet with oil and dust with flour. Arrange the patties seam side down at a distance from each other. During baking, the products will increase in volume. Let the workpieces stand for 15 minutes. Beat the egg in a separate container and brush each pie with a silicone brush.
Place the baking sheet in an oven preheated to 180 degrees. It is better to place the pies on the middle level and leave the door ajar for 5 minutes - this will help the baking to rise evenly, the dough will turn out to be more tender and airy. When the pies are browned, move the baking sheet to the upper level. If the bottom part does not bake well, you can increase the heat for a while, but make sure that the baked goods do not burn.
Finished patties acquire a uniform glossy golden brown crust. They should be voluminous, but not shapeless. You need to remove the products from the baking sheet immediately after baking, otherwise the pies will get wet and settle. Place them on a wooden board and cover with a clean linen towel. Leave yeast baked goods to rest after baking to make the dough taste more balanced. After cooling down, put the pies on a dish in a beautiful slide and serve.
Quick pies in a pan: step by step cooking
Baking in a pan cooks very quickly, but you need to make sure that the dough is fried not only on the outside, but also on the inside. Such pastries are especially tasty when warm; a jam that is too hot can burn.
Ingredients:
- 0.5 liters of low-fat kefir (can be replaced with sour milk);
- 2 tbsp. refined vegetable oil;
- 2 eggs;
- 0.5 tsp soda;
- 1 tbsp. l. Sahara;
- a pinch of salt;
- Wheat flour;
- apricot or peach jam;
- refined vegetable oil for frying.
Pour kefir into a bowl, add sugar, salt, soda, lightly beaten eggs and vegetable oil. Mix everything and add sifted flour in portions. It is convenient to knead the dough with a mixer, it will turn out to be fluffy and homogeneous. Collect the mass in a ball, cover with a towel and leave for 15 minutes.
Divide the dough into small lumps, roll each into a cake on a board sprinkled with flour. Put 1-2 tsp in the center of each cake. jam, carefully pinch the edges. Arrange the pies on a board, sprinkling with flour so that the products do not stick together.
Heat odorless vegetable oil in a thick-walled skillet. Put the pies with the seam down, first in the middle of the pan, and then sliding to the edge. When the product is fried on one side, turn it over with a wooden or plastic spatula. It is important to ensure that the butter does not cool down, otherwise the dough will be saturated with fat, and an appetizing crisp crust will not form.
Put the finished pies on a dish covered with a paper towel, it will absorb excess oil. Serve warm. If desired, the cooled baked goods can be reheated in the microwave.
Puff pastry: a step-by-step recipe
For those who do not want to mess with yeast dough, you can try baking puff pies. Frozen puff pastry is sold in all supermarkets; it is easy to make delicious fresh baked goods from it at home. Its only drawback is its high calorie content, so you should not abuse such baking.
Ingredients:
- 500 g of ready-made unleavened puff pastry;
- 400 g apple jam;
- 5 tsp Sahara;
- 1 egg yolk.
Defrost the puff pastry at room temperature, this will take 50-60 minutes. It is not worth defrosting the product in the microwave, the dough will not rise well, the pies will turn out to be flat and tough. Put the semi-finished product on a floured board and roll out slightly. Cut the dough into 10 by 10 cm squares.
Place a portion of jam in the center of each square. To prevent it from flowing out, you can lightly sprinkle the dough with potato starch. Connect the edges of the square so that the pie takes on a triangular or rectangular shape. Pinch the seams carefully. If the dough does not stick, the edges can be moistened with water.
Place the patties on a baking sheet lined with baking paper. Beat the egg yolk and brush over the patties with a silicone brush. Sprinkle sugar on top of each product, making sure that the sweet crystals do not fall on the baking sheet. During the baking process, the sprinkles caramelize to form a delicious crispy crust.
Place the baking sheet in an oven preheated to 200 degrees. The pies will be ready in 15 minutes, they will brown and slightly increase in volume. Remove the baked goods with a spatula and leave to cool on a board or wire shelf. Pies are delicious with freshly brewed tea, they are perfect for breakfast, afternoon tea, snacks throughout the day.
Pie pie: simple and original
An unusual, but very tasty dessert - pie pie. For its preparation, you can use any butter dough, pies are prepared in a round shape or in a slow cooker. The main feature is that the pies are stuffed with different types of jam and assembled into a common product that looks very elegant in photos and videos. It is quite possible to serve such a cake on the festive table, and it is very simple to prepare it.
Ingredients:
- 700 g of high quality wheat flour;
- 7 egg yolks;
- 150 g butter;
- 150 g of milk of any fat content;
- 20 g salt;
- 30 g yeast;
- 50 g sugar.
- For filling and shaping:
- jam of different tastes (apple, peach, plum, pear, strawberry);
- 200 g butter;
- 1 tbsp. l. bread crumbs.
To speed up the process, you can prepare yeast dough with a bezoparny method. Dissolve yeast, sugar and salt in warm milk. Pour the mixture into a deep bowl, add the crushed yolks, melted butter. Pour the sifted flour in portions and knead into a soft, homogeneous dough. Collect it in a lump, cover the container with a towel and place in a warm place. If the room is cool, the bowl can be placed in a bowl of warm water. An important condition is that the liquid should not get on the dough.
Proofing will take about 2 hours. If you are using fast dry yeast, the process will go faster. During this time, the dough should rise with a fluffy hat, it needs to be kneaded 2-3 times. Then the approaching mass is spread on a board sprinkled with flour.
Divide the dough into balls weighing 20-25 g. Roll each into a cake, put 1, 5 tsp in the middle. jam. It is advisable to choose the filling of different tastes and colors, the cake will turn out to be more interesting. The jam should be thick, it is very good if large pieces of fruit come across in the mass. The pies are pinched tightly, they need to be given a rounded or elongated shape.
Melt the butter, grease a round shape with a hole in the middle. Sprinkle the surface with finely crushed breadcrumbs. The ideal variant is a form made of high-quality dense silicone with smooth high sides. In it, the product will bake well and will not burn, the finished cake can be easily removed.
Each pie is dipped in liquid butter and placed in a mold. The container is two-thirds full, it is advisable to alternate pies with different types of jam. Allow the products to distance for half an hour, during which time the pies will rise and fill the form to the brim. Bake in an oven preheated to 180 degrees, the pie will be ready in 35-40 minutes. Let it sit for another 10 minutes and turn it onto a board or flat dish.
Pie pie is served warm or cooled, the surface can be sprinkled with powdered sugar. The product is cut with a knife or disassembled by hand into separate pies. An excellent accompaniment is freshly brewed tea or cold milk.
