Mistresses all over the world have come up with hundreds and even thousands of recipes for a wide variety of pies with the same number of fillings. All of them are without a doubt delicious - both sweet and savory. But Russian women since ancient times offered mysterious pies with "such." Surely many are interested in the recipe for their preparation. And most importantly, what is a cake with "such", what is its taste and aroma?
What does it mean?
But do not rush to cook it without understanding the whole essence. After all, for good reason these pies got such a strange name. In fact, when they say that they prepared pies with "such", they mean a complete lack of filling. Yes Yes exactly. If for the rich nobility all baking was prepared with the addition of meat, mushrooms, vegetables and berries, then the peasants could hardly afford this every day. So housewives came up with recipes from available products.
So what is a cake like that? This is a pie with nothing. But then what kind of stuffing is put in it, that it gives it a special taste and aroma and distinguishes it from ordinary bread. This is the main secret of the Russian housewives who know how to make something out of nothing. After all, it is far from always possible to cook from expensive products, often quite the opposite. However, this does not mean that the pastries will be tasteless.
Stuffing for pie with "such"
So what is required for her?
- 1 cup of warm milk;
- 2 tablespoons of granulated sugar;
- 2 tablespoons of butter;
- vanillin to taste;
- stale bread or ground crackers.
First you need to collect all the lumpy pieces of stale bread in the house. Often there are many of them left - and there will be no one, and it is a pity to throw out. Anything that is not moldy will do. Unfortunately, this is the only place in the bin. Cut into small cubes and dry at 200 degrees in the oven until golden brown. Then pass them through a meat grinder to make crumbs. They will go to the filling. You can use ready-made breadcrumbs.
Pour milk into a pan and bring to a boil. Then dissolve in it butter or margarine, add sugar and vanilla to taste. Mix everything well. Next, you need to gradually pour ground crackers until the mass becomes thick and dense. Everything, the filling is ready. If rusks are left, they can be used next time. You can take your favorite pastry dough , best of all yeast. But both puff and fresh. Now it’s obvious what a cake is like. This is a cake stuffed with breadcrumbs.
Another recipe ...
However, many, when they hear about such pastries, represent the taste and aroma of a completely different dish. These are pies fried with "such." They have a filling on the one hand, and not on the other. They are amazingly delicious, delicate and mouth-watering. And to make them no more difficult than other pies. So what is required?
For the test:
- 2 glasses of warm milk;
- 1 egg;
- 4 tablespoons of sugar;
- 30 grams of yeast;
- 500-550 grams of wheat flour.
For filling:
- butter;
- sugar.
It is from these products that pies with "such" are prepared. The dough will be the most common yeast, but the hot filling will simply dissolve in it, and in cold it will look like a delicate cream. This is the whole secret of the dish.
Cooking dough
Milk slightly warm to a temperature of 30-40 degrees. Dissolve yeast and sugar in it. Cover with a towel and let the dough rise. It usually takes about 15-20 minutes until a characteristic cap appears. Then add the egg and mix. Into this mass, add portions of flour and knead a cool dough. It is important to remember that for fried pies it is slightly thinner than for those cooked in the oven. The amount of flour may differ from that indicated in the recipe, so it is best to pour on the eye. And most importantly, be sure to sift it to saturate with oxygen. Cover the cup with a towel and put it in a warm place until it doubles in volume. This usually occurs after 1.5-2 hours.
We make pies with "such"
What taste the finished products will have, also depends on the ability to make them correctly and beautifully. So, after the dough has come up, it needs to be laid out on a cutting table and a little knead with hands smeared in vegetable oil. Separate a small piece and form a cake out of it. In the center put a piece of butter weighing 10-15 grams and sprinkle well with sugar. Blind the edges well. Do the same with the remaining test.
Then heat the pan with oil, and it is better not one. Fry pies on each side until golden brown, blot with a napkin from excess fat and you can immediately eat, still hot. If cut in the middle, then the filling will flow out, and you can dunk a pie in it. It is incredibly delicious. And cold, they look like buns with butter cream or fudge. However, they remain the same delicious.
Now knowing what a pie with “such” and pies with the same filling are, you can surprise your friends and relatives with unusual pastries with nothing. Let them disappear, but what is it so tasty inside. Surely the answer to the question will confuse them and make them wonder. And, of course, such a hostess will collect all the compliments for her culinary skills.