Any pastries like pies with ground cherry have a truly unforgettable taste and aroma, which is remembered by sweets for life. It is very easy to get a delicate, delicate and multifaceted taste, since special preparation is not required. This article will give different options for making a cake with ground cherry, which can be quite easily repeated at home without a lot of time and effort.
Features of the filling
Before talking about the various recipes for the cake with ground cherry, you need to directly understand the features of this delicious filling and its standard preparation.
In Russia, it is the ground dried cherry berries that can be found in any store that is most often used for the preparation of filling. Flour from them is most often sold in bags of the company "Priborych" under the name "Dried ground cherry." True, it is worth preparing for the fact that it will cost quite expensive, but the taste of the dish will definitely be worth all the money spent.
So, to prepare the filling from dried flour, you need to pour the contents of the bag into a separate container, and then pour it with boiling water. In this mixture you need to add sugar, mix everything and give the mass some time to swell. After that, the filling can be laid in a pie.
Siberian pie with ground bird cherry
Typically, cherry trees grow in cold areas, so this baking has its own unique recipe. Moreover, its main feature is that the ground berry itself is not placed in the dough at all, but is directly used as a filling. And now let's talk about how to make a pie with ground bird cherry according to this recipe.
To do this, you need to take:
- 7 glasses of flour;
- 1 cup butter unsalted butter;
- 450 ml of milk;
- 1 cup of sugar;
- 6 chicken eggs;
- 50 grams of fresh yeast;
- 1 teaspoon of salt;
- 2 bags of ground bird cherry;
- 100 ml sour cream.
Step-by-step dough preparation
If you decide to cook according to this recipe, then the first thing you will need to create a yeast pastry for pies. Making it will be quite simple, you just need to follow the instructions below:
- First of all, you need to make a quality dough. To do this, you need to slightly warm up all the available milk, and then pour 4 cups of pre-sifted premium flour into it. Then the yeast is placed in the bowl.
- As soon as all the ingredients for the dough are mixed, you need to tie a bowl with a cloth or gauze, and then put it in a warm place for about half an hour.
- As soon as the dough is completely ready, you can immediately proceed to prepare the pastry for pies. To do this, all the remaining flour, sugar, eggs and salt are added to it. Everything is mixed, and then, at the very least, you need to add softened butter (to get the desired consistency you just need to hold it for a while at room temperature).
- The resulting dough will need to be thoroughly kneaded until it becomes elastic and stops sticking to your hands. Then it is again cleaned in a bowl and sent to a warm place. You need to wait until it becomes two or three times more, and then knead it again and again send it to the rise.
Making a cake
Now that the dough is completely ready, you can immediately begin to prepare a delicious pie with ground cherry. To do this, sprinkle a table with a small amount of flour, and then put the dough on it. It will need to be rolled out with a rolling pin into a large layer, the thickness of which will be approximately one and a half centimeters.
Once it is rolled out, it must be laid out on a baking sheet, on which the cake is subsequently sent to bake, and aligned at the edges. Along the very edge, you need to lay out a canton, and then the base will need to be sent for proofing. To do this, you will need to hold the future cake in a warm place for no more than 15 minutes.
On top of the test you will need to lay out the stuffing from ground cherry, the recipe of which was given above. Its layer on pastries should be approximately 1.5–2 centimeters.
The future Siberian pie with ground cherry should be baked in an oven preheated to 200 degrees for about 30–40 minutes. Once it is completely baked, it must be laid out on a table covered with several layers of parchment and allowed to cool. When it cools down, it is recommended to cover the cake with whipped cream in a mixer, consisting of sour cream and sugar.
Shortcake with ground bird cherry
To prepare a delicious dessert, it is not necessary to use exclusively yeast dough, since even shortbread is very successfully combined with ground cherry. Moreover, it is best to make it as dry as possible, bringing the consistency of crumbs.
For such a pie in the store you will need to purchase the following products:
- 320 grams of premium wheat flour;
- 240 grams of softened butter;
- 2 cups sugar;
- 210 grams of bird cherry flour;
- 3 eggs;
- 125 ml of water;
- 240 grams of low-fat sour cream;
- 2 teaspoons of corn starch.
Cooking method
Making this cake is quite simple, but it turns out to be very tasty and fragrant. So it’s worth at least once trying to make it, be sure to follow the following algorithm:
- The production of this pie with ground cherry is best to start with the direct manufacture of the filling. To do this, you need to take dry raw materials, and then fill it with hot water. Mix everything, then wait for half an hour. During this time, bird cherry flour will swell to the desired state, as a result, the filling according to the consistency will resemble fat sour cream.
- Once it is cooked, you can proceed to the test. To do this, the oil must be cut into small cubes and put them in a food processor. Then sifted flour and about half a glass of sugar are added to it. Everything is frayed together until a large number of crumbs is formed.
- Then to the swollen bird cherry you need to add eggs, starch, sour cream and all the remaining sugar. Everything is thoroughly mixed until a homogeneous mass is obtained.
Pie picking and baking
When all the preparatory work is done, you can begin to collect the pie with ground bird cherry. To do this, you need to take a baking dish with high sides, and then lay baking paper in it. About 3/4 of all the crumbs are poured to the very bottom, on top of which all the resulting filling is laid out. The remaining crumbs get enough sleep on top.
The resulting pie will need to be baked at a temperature of 180 degrees for 45 minutes, until it becomes golden. Before serving, it is necessary to cool it well and only then eat it.
Jellied cake in a multicooker
Perhaps the easiest way to enjoy a fragrant pie with ground cherry is to cook jellied pastries in a slow cooker. For the recipe itself, you need to prepare the following series of ingredients:
- 270 ml of kefir;
- 280 grams of premium wheat flour;
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder;
- 110 grams of sugar;
- 2 eggs;
- 50 grams of butter;
- 1 cup of swollen ground bird cherry.
The first step in making this pie is to prepare the necessary ingredients. To do this, in a separate bowl, beat the egg thoroughly with melted butter, and then add baking powder and sugar to the mixture. The flour sifted twice is poured out there. The resulting dough will need to be mixed until smooth.
The next step is to grease the multicooker bowl with oil. After that, approximately two-thirds of the available dough is poured into the container, on top of which the entire filling from the bird cherry is laid out. From above, it is also filled with dough.
Now it remains only to close the lid of the multicooker and turn on the Baking program. The timer is best set for 40 minutes - this time is enough for the dough to bake completely. After that, you just need to pull the baked goods out of the multicooker bowl. When the cake has cooled, it can be served with tea. According to this recipe, it turns out very tasty.
Tips & Tricks
If you want to cook a really tasty and unusual dish that will be remembered for a very long time, then you can use the tips and recommendations below:
- In order for the filling to be more nutritious, but at the same time very tender, you can add cottage cheese to the bird cherry. It will perfectly serve as an additional ingredient in any of the above pie options. The recipe is quite simple: you need to take about 200 grams of fresh cottage cheese, and then knead it well with a fork. An egg and about 100 grams of sugar are then added to it. If desired, you can add sour cream and a small amount of vanillin for flavoring. Everything needs to be whipped, and then put in a pie under a layer of bird cherry or on it.
- When baking, you need to carefully monitor the cake, because often it can be prepared much faster than it should be. So as soon as the first half hour has passed, you need to constantly be on your guard to prevent burning.
Conclusion
Now bird cherry is rarely used as an ingredient in baking, as it has been replaced by other products. However, in Siberia, where trees with this berry bloom throughout the summer, one must at least sometimes recall the taste of childhood. So if there is an opportunity, it is best to collect it yourself in the summer, and then dry it, so as not to spend extra money on the purchase of an expensive ingredient. Well, if such a berry will be in the house, then at least occasionally to please yourself with a delicious pie will be quite simple, especially considering that there are many different recipes. So, you definitely need to allocate time and experiment enough while cooking one of the most famous Soviet desserts.