For many years, bulk cakes remain one of the most popular among housewives . Recipes for their preparation are passed literally from generation to generation. But the fact is that they are prepared simply and from affordable products. Moreover, such pies turn out to be consistently tasty, and it does not matter what the filling will be - sweet or savory. It remains only to find a little time for its preparation.
Ingredients for the dough
Among all the recipes, the housewives most often choose to make a liquid pie on kefir. And this is hardly an accident. After all, you can make it in a couple of minutes, and from what just lay in the refrigerator. For a pie for 8-10 servings you will need:
- 400 ml of kefir (you can also take sour milk or yogurt);
- 2 chicken eggs;
- half a teaspoon of soda;
- 2 tablespoons of sugar;
- a tablespoon of salt;
- 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil;
- 2-2.5 cups of wheat flour.
Preparation of bulk dough
So, pour kefir into the bowl, add to it all the other ingredients, except flour. Mix everything well until a homogeneous liquid mass is obtained. Sour milk, you can take any, not just kefir. And it’s not even scary if it is a little fermented milk, yogurt or yogurt.
Add flour, but not all at once, gradually. Stir and evaluate the consistency of the dough. It should be liquid, pour well and be like not very thick sour cream. The same dough is kneaded, for example, on pancakes. Now it remains to choose the filling you like, and you can bake the bulk cake in the oven.
To do this, pour half the dough into a mold greased with oil or parchment. Then distribute the filling and pour out the remaining half. Cook at 180 degrees for 40-50 minutes, until the top of the pie is browned. You can eat both warm and cold. It will be delicious even the next day.
Fish filling
Most often bulk cake on kefir is made with fish. And all because this is perhaps the simplest and fastest filling in cooking. In addition, pastries with fish are always tasty and aromatic. For one pie you will need:
- 250 grams of canned fish;
- 2 hard boiled eggs;
- onion head;
- a bunch of greenery;
- pepper and salt to taste.
Finely chop the eggs and onions with a knife. Open canned food, get fish and knead with a fork ( drain oil ). Add to eggs and onions. Finely chop the greens (you can take dill, parsley and so on), add to the filling, add salt and pepper to taste. Mix everything well. That's all done! It is worth noting that they start to prepare the filling cake not with dough, but with the filling. After all, it takes a little longer.
Stuffing with Cabbage and Mushrooms
Bulk pie with cabbage and mushrooms is no less popular among cooks. This filling can be done in advance, for example, the night before. And the next morning already start preparing the dough. Very convenient if guests are expected for dinner. And the cake will be one of the snacks on the table.
For one pie you need to take:
- 300 grams of fresh cabbage;
- 300 grams of mushrooms;
- onion;
- vegetable oil;
- pepper and salt to taste.
Finely chop the mushrooms and onions. Chop the cabbage finely. Heat vegetable oil in a pan, put onions and mushrooms and lightly fry. They should become soft and excrete juice. Add cabbage, mix well and cover. Cook over medium heat until the liquid evaporates completely. 5-7 minutes before cooking, add salt and pepper to taste. At first it will seem that this amount of filling is a lot to prepare a bulk cake with cabbage and mushrooms. But both products are very hot.
Fruit filling
Another filling with which it is worth making bulk cake is fruit. It can be from a variety of fruits and berries by season. True, there are two nuances: there should be a lot of them, and it is desirable to lay them on top of the dough, and not in the middle. What kind of filling can I make?
Firstly, it can be apples. A total of 3-4 apples will be required. They need to be peeled, core with seeds and cut into thin slices. You can sprinkle sugar on top mixed with a pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg. Excellent and easy to prepare filling for bulk cake.
No less interesting is the taste of the combination of pears, apples and peaches. They also need to be cut into thin slices. This is done so that the filling does not drown in batter. You can beautifully lay them out in the form of a flower. The result is also a beautiful bulk fruit cake. You can also sprinkle with sugar before cooking, or after - powdered sugar.
And, of course, you can take any berry according to the season. The most fragrant pie will turn out with strawberries, raspberries and currants. Do not forget about grapes, cherries and cherries. In general, each of the options, as well as their combination, will make it possible to prepare a new pie every day.
Instead of a conclusion
So what should be the right bulk pies? The recipes for their preparation are so diverse. The main difference is the batter, which pours easily. Therefore they received such a name. And also such pies are always distinguished by a large number of toppings with a minimum of dough. Otherwise, the flight of fantasy is not limited!