Pie with berries and sour cream filling is an excellent dessert for summer or autumn tea drinking. Almost everyone likes soft filling and fresh dough. The choice of berries depends on personal preferences. Some people like sweet fruits (raspberries, strawberries), while others prefer more acidic and tart ones (blueberries, gooseberries). Sour cream filler is able to shade and make any berry tender.
Shortcake with berries and sour cream filling is very easy to prepare. You can use fresh or frozen berries. This cake is really delicious because the combination of crispy pastry and tender toppings is a classic in cooking. Below is a recipe for such a treat with blueberries, but you can take any berries and fruits.
Blueberry pie
If you are using frozen blueberries, first let it thaw completely and drain. It is best to rinse the berry in a colander under cold water, and then dry well. To do this, lay it out on a table covered with paper towels. This will help remove any excess fluid.
So, to make a pie with sour cream filling and berries, you will need:
- 1 deep plate of shortcrust pastry (made according to your favorite recipe);
- 3/4 cup sugar;
- 2 tablespoons flour;
- a glass of sour cream (preferably oily);
- 1 large egg;
- one and a half tablespoons of vanilla tea extract;
- 1/4 tablespoon of tea salt;
- 2 and a half cups of blueberries, fresh or frozen.
For topping:
- 3 tablespoons flour;
- 2 tablespoons sugar;
- one and a half tablespoons of cold butter.
Berry pie with sour cream filling: recipe
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Prepare the base for the dough pie by spreading it in a foil-coated form. It is necessary to lay out the dough in the form of a basket repeating the edges of the form.
To make the filling, combine sugar and flour in a medium-sized bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat sour cream, eggs, vanilla extract and salt at medium speed for about five minutes. Carefully put the blueberries in the mixture and stir. Pour the filling into the prepared base and bake for 30 minutes.
While your shortbread cake with berries and sour cream filling is baked, prepare the topping by grinding flour, sugar and butter with a fork. Remove the product from the oven and sprinkle on top. Then put it back and bake an additional 10-15 minutes, or until the sprinkle becomes golden. Remove from oven and let it cool before slicing. Enjoy it!
Another option
In the summer, you can make a pie with berries and sour cream filling using freshly picked aromatic blueberries or strawberries. You can add a little originality to the taste and smell of the dessert by putting 1/4 teaspoon of ground cinnamon or one teaspoon of lemon zest in the filling.
To prepare such a treat, you will need the following components:
- a glass of sour cream (optimally oily);
- half a glass of sugar;
- 2 large eggs;
- 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract;
- a can of 500 ml of freshly picked blueberries (or strawberries, forest strawberries, a mixture of berries, and so on - according to your own preferences);
- 1 frozen base for shortcrust pastry pie (any);
- 1 tablespoon icing sugar for topping (optional).
How to cook a pie with berries and sour cream filling?
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. In a medium bowl, beat sour cream, sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract. Mix gently with blueberries.
Pour the mixture into the prepared base and bake for 55 to 65 minutes, or until the sour cream has hardened. Let the cake cool to room temperature. If desired, you can sprinkle the finished pie with berries and sour cream pouring powdered sugar.
How to make dough for such a pie?
The above recipes involve the use of shortcrust pastry. You can buy it frozen or cook it yourself. How to do it at home? To do this, you will need the following products:
- 2 cups of flour;
- standard pack of butter or margarine;
- 1 large egg;
- half a glass of sugar;
- one and a half teaspoons of baking powder.
Cooking process
Pour the flour onto the table, cut directly on it a slightly softened margarine or butter into several pieces. Then continue to chop it, mixing with flour into crumbs. After that, put the baking powder, sugar and egg, and start kneading the dough. Just a few minutes are enough, there is no need for thorough mixing. The main thing is that all components form a single mass. After that, send the dough to cool for about an hour. The resulting workpiece can be used for baking immediately or frozen.
What fillings can I use?
As already noted above, the recipe for a pie with sour cream berries can be modified at your discretion. The best option, however, would be to use wild berries, as their taste and aroma are very distinctive. Suitable for filling blueberries, blueberries, strawberries, raspberries and other forest gifts. You can use garden berries: strawberries, raspberries, plums, cherries, apricots. Acidic fruits should preferably be mixed with sweeter or neutral ones, so that the taste does not turn out to be too sharp. So, if you decide to take cranberries, lingonberries or cherries for the pie, you can mix it with apples or pears. Conversely, if you prefer sweet crops (blackberries, apricots), it is advisable to add lemon or orange juice and grated zest to them.
It is desirable to take sour cream oily, ideally rustic. This will provide a delicate creamy dessert flavor. However, if you follow the figure, you can use skim milk product, the cake will still be delicious.
It is also worth noting that this pie should be served completely chilled. Moreover, its palatability improves after short-term storage in the refrigerator.