Every housewife loves to pamper her family with delicious food. All kinds of pastries are especially popular among households: rolls, muffins, pies. It is perfect for home gatherings with fragrant tea, and can also become one of the main treats at the festive table. Not sure how to surprise guests? We recommend making a pie with minced meat from yeast dough. He turns out to be very satisfying. In addition, such pastries will surely please your friends and family. In the article we will consider in detail all the subtleties of making meat pie from yeast dough.
Cognitive information
Ever since the time of Tsarist Russia, pies have been a favorite food of noble gentlemen and ordinary peasants. They were considered the main symbol of family well-being and affluence. Guests were always treated to pies with various fillings: cabbage, potatoes, mushrooms, minced meat and others. The German traveler Adam Oleari was amazed by the huge variety of pies of Russian cuisine. But the main thing: they are all baked with the soul, so they turn out amazingly tasty.
For the first time, pies began to bake in ancient Greece. Greek culinary specialists used only fish and seafood as a filling. The recipe for a meat pie was invented by English cooks. Particular love among the inhabitants of England enjoyed a pie with deer meat.
In Russia, meat pie made from yeast dough has long been considered a delicacy. Only rich gentlemen could afford it. He was even an indicator of wealth in the family.
Oven for meat pie in the oven
Let us tell you the main secret: the key to delicious pastries is a good dough. Our ancestors always cooked it on their own. The dough preparation process is not difficult, but takes a lot of time. If you are waiting for guests from any minute, it is better to purchase it in cooking. Those who want homemade pastry pies will need:
- milk - 1/2 cup;
- yeast - one sachet is enough;
- salt and sugar - to taste, but not too much;
- flour - 3 cups.
So, having prepared all the necessary products, you can safely get down to business. First you need to warm the milk. Then add sugar, salt, yeast and flour to a warm drink (1 tablespoon is enough). Mix everything thoroughly. Cover with a towel and leave for 20 minutes to rise. Next, add vegetable oil and the remaining flour. Once again, all interfere. The dough should be of medium density and stretch well. It is from such a mass that the most delicious pies are obtained. The dough should be wrapped with cling film (not tight) and left for an hour. The last step: unfold the film and mash the dough, so it will turn out more magnificent and airy. Wrap it again with a film and leave for another 30 minutes. Everything, the dough is ready! You can make the filling and bake delicious cakes.
Essential Ingredients
The meat pie from yeast dough (see photo, recipe and the secrets of its preparation below) does not take much time from the hostess, nor does she require a large amount of products. The only thing you need to use meat or minced meat of good quality. Since this is the main ingredient of the cake, the result depends on it in many ways. All other products are always at hand. Thus, if you decide to bake a meat pie from yeast dough, you will need:
- Meat - 500 grams. Better to take pork or veal. Bird lovers can use minced chicken.
- Onion - 2 pcs. You can use green instead of onion. You can also abandon it altogether.
- Spices, for example, special Provencal herbs - to taste.
- Salt.
- Chicken Egg - 1 pc. In principle, quail is also suitable, but then take 2 pcs. They are needed for lubrication to make the cake more tender.
Oven yeast dough recipe in the oven
Now we will describe in detail, step by step, the process of preparing a wonderful treat. When all the necessary ingredients are purchased, immediately proceed to cooking.
- Start the test first. It is better to do it in advance, for example, in the evening, and leave it overnight, because it will take at least two hours. The recipe for making yeast dough for meat pie has been described in sufficient detail above. Fans of spending as little time as possible on cooking can buy ready-made dough in cooking.
- The next step: preparing meat fillings for a pie of yeast dough. We take the meat, rinse it thoroughly. By the way, do not forget to see the expiration date in the store. Remember that eating spoiled foods can harm your health. Pour water into a large pot, add spices and spices (optional). Cook meat for about 15 minutes. Do not worry that it is not ready. The meat will reach the desired state in the oven.
- Finely chopped onions should be fried in a pan. Leave to cool. At this time, the meat must be very carefully scrolled through a meat grinder. Stuffing minced meat with onions. Then fry it a little in vegetable oil. Fans of spicy and salty foods can add salt or pepper.
- Grease a baking sheet so that the finished pie can be easily separated from it and put on a festive dish. If you want to decorate your pastries a little, then you need to break off a small piece of dough and leave it. Then you need to roll out the dough and give it the shape of either a rectangle, or a circle, or an oval. Gently place it on a baking sheet or in a special form. Make high sides. Now we spread the filling, try to do it evenly so that there are no empty sections in the pie.
- Cover the filling with the remaining second half. Be sure to pinch the sides. Turn on the oven and heat it for 10 minutes at a temperature of 180 degrees. Grease a pie with an egg. Then leave it in the oven for 30 minutes. Adjust the temperature to 210 degrees. Readiness can be checked with a simple toothpick. Just pierce the dough, if it is not raw, then the cake is ready. Cut it into small pieces, beautifully lay them on a large dish and put in the center of the festive table.
In a slow cooker
With the growth of technological progress, the cooking process began to take much less time. With such wonderful helpers as double boilers, blenders, crock-pots, modern hostesses have to put a minimum of effort to create delicious treats. For a meat pie in a slow cooker, the products you need are the same as when baking a pie in the oven. First step: divide the dough into two parts: one is larger and the other is slightly smaller. We grease the bowl with oil (do not forget to grease the sides) and lay out a piece of dough, which is larger to the bottom. Add the filling and put the rest of the dough on top. Set the “Baking” mode for 50 minutes. Then gently turn it over and cook another 20 minutes.
Cooking secrets
- In order for the pie to turn out to be high and lush, you do not often need to open the oven and see if the dough has risen. Otherwise, get the opposite effect. Some add a little soda, but it’s better not to. After all, there is a high probability that the finished product will have an unpleasant aftertaste.
- If you want to make the pie less calorie, then use minced chicken. You can also use different types of meat. The most nutritious is pork and beef. The main thing is that the meat must be fresh.
- You can add cabbage or potatoes to the recipe. As a decoration, you can grind a small piece of dough on a grater or put it in the form of a mesh. The cake can be slightly greased with sour cream with a small percentage of fat and sprinkled with parsley.
New Year's Pig Pie
More recently, the whole country celebrated the onset of the new 2019 year, the pig becoming its patron symbol. As you know, this animal likes to eat well. The abundance of food on your table will also please the hostess of the year. We advise you to prepare a delicious meat pie from the Piglet puff yeast dough. The products you need are the same as in the recipe for the meat pie, but you still need half a cabbage. We take the onion, finely chop it and send it to fry in a pan.
Then add the minced meat, carefully divide it with a spoon into small pieces. Leave under the lid for 15 minutes, remembering to stir. Finely chop the cabbage, add to the minced meat, and simmer for 20 minutes over low heat. Ready stuffing can be put on the windowsill to cool. You should leave a small piece of dough - these will be the heel and ears of our piglet. Roll out the dough, lay out the filling and give it an oval shape. Check that there are no holes, otherwise the filling will fall out. From a piece of dough to make a tidy heel and ears. Attach them with a toothpick. Eyes can be made from small circles of pepper. Preheat the oven, put the pie in it. Bake for 25 minutes. It is better to eat the dish hot, although it will be very tasty cold. Enjoy your meal!
Finally
We examined in detail the various options for a delicious meat pie, as well as the subtleties of its preparation and the history of the appearance of baking. Take note of it, such a treat will definitely make a splash. Guests will ask for a supplement. Cook with pleasure and then the result will please you. Enjoy your meal!