There are many recipes for making apricot jam pie. This delicious dessert is made from puff or shortcrust pastry, making it biscuit or cottage cheese. Subject to all proportions and cooking technology, it turns out to be tender and juicy.
Puff pastry pie with apricot jam
The pie prepared according to this recipe turns out to be ruddy, crispy and unusually tasty. You will need the following products:
- 400 g of wheat flour;
- 1 glass of water;
- 1 egg;
- 400 g of butter;
- apricot jam for the filling;
- salt.
Sift flour and sprinkle it on the table. Make a small indentation in it and pour in a glass of water. Add an egg and a pinch of salt. Knead the dough and put it in the refrigerator for half an hour. After the allotted time has elapsed, roll it into a layer 1 cm thick. Put the butter, cut into pieces, on it. Fold the dough in the manner of a mailing envelope and roll it out again, repeat at least 5 times. Try to make the layer thin when rolling.
Put the finished dough in a greased dish, fill the center with apricot jam. Bake the cake in a preheated oven for about 20 minutes at 180 ° C.
Curd cake with apricot jam
This recipe will appeal to those housewives who like to pamper their home with original pastries. Curd pie with apricot filling combines the tenderness of curd and crumbly shortcrust pastry. You will need:
- 3 glasses of wheat flour;
- 300 g margarine or butter;
- 1 cup of sugar;
- 2 eggs;
- 1 tsp table 9% vinegar or lemon juice;
- soda on the tip of a knife;
- vanilla sugar.
For filling:
- 300 g of apricot jam;
- 400 g of low-fat cottage cheese;
- 2 eggs;
- 2 tbsp. semolina;
- 2 tbsp. fatty sour cream.
Combine the sifted flour with sugar and eggs. Add slaked baking soda and vanilla sugar. Cut the chilled butter into small pieces or grate on a coarse grater. Add it to the rest of the food and knead into a tough dough. Roll it into a ball and put it in the refrigerator for an hour.
Take up the preparation of the curd filling. In a separate bowl, carefully grind the cottage cheese with eggs, semolina and sour cream. You should have a smooth, thick mass.
Roll the chilled dough into a layer and place on a greased baking sheet. Apply the filling in a thin layer and top with the apricot jam. Wrap the edges of the dough so that the filling does not run out onto the baking sheet when baking. Cut into thin strips from the remaining pieces and place them on the pie in the form of a wire rack. Bake in a preheated oven for 20-25 minutes at 180 ° C. Sprinkle the finished baked goods with icing sugar.
