What mistress does not dream to master the art of making sweet homemade pies? After all, it often happens that guests unexpectedly come or just want something tasty for tea, but there is nothing at home. Pie with jam is an excellent option in such cases, it can be prepared in several ways in a matter of minutes.
It is widely believed that a sweet cake requires a lot of time and effort, but this is just a fallacy. It is because of such prejudices that many make a choice in favor of store sweets - cookies, sweets, cakes. And in vain! In fact, the recipe for a pie with jam is so easy and simple that anyone, even a novice cook, can easily cope with the task.
This article presents the three most delicious, fastest and easiest to make sweet cakes.
Plain jam cake
To prepare this dessert, you will need the following ingredients:
- two chicken eggs;
- three cups sifted flour of the highest grade;
- one 200 gram packet of margarine;
- one glass of sugar;
- half a teaspoon of vanillin;
- one small spoon of baking powder;
- 200 grams of fruit jam.
Cooking Method :
- First you need to melt the margarine in a water bath or in a microwave oven, after which it must be cooled.
- In a bowl, mix sugar, chilled melted butter, vanillin, and eggs thoroughly.
- In the resulting mass, it is necessary to gradually introduce wheat flour and baking powder, then knead the dough.
- The dough for the pie is divided into two unequal shares. Remove the smaller for a while in the freezer.
- The second part of the dough should be evenly laid out in the prepared form, put the jam on top, flatten with a spoon.
- Slightly frosted dough, put before this in the freezer, should be grated on a coarse grater over fruit jam in a chaotic manner.
- Preheat the oven to 190 degrees, bake for about 20 minutes.
Sweet Shortcake with Apricot Jam
Making this shortcake with jam is as easy as using the previous recipe. It is distinguished by its core kernels, as well as the presence of spices.
Ingredients
- 200 grams of apricot jam;
- one pack of creamy natural butter;
- two glasses of wheat flour;
- one glass of sugar;
- three chicken eggs;
- about 100 grams of chopped kernel kernels (it can be almonds or peanuts);
- a pinch of salt;
- half a teaspoon of slaked soda;
- dry spices - cardamom and saffron - to taste;
- 30 ml of apricot liquor (can be replaced with rum or cognac).
How to make jam pie :
- Pour sugar into a bowl, add soft butter to it and knead everything thoroughly with a fork.
- Drive eggs into the mass, add liquor, salt, soda and spices. To mix everything.
- Pour flour into the mixture and knead the dough. This must be done quickly, since the shortcrust pastry does not knead for a long time.
- Separate from the test about a quarter, set aside.
- Place the remaining dough on a greased baking sheet.
- Spread apricot jam mixed with chopped nuts evenly on top of the dough.
- Roll out a piece of dough that has been put aside earlier into a 1 cm thick layer and chop finely with a knife, distribute the resulting pieces on top of the jam.
- Bake in the oven at 200 ° C for about half an hour.
Yeast cake with jam
Ingredients
- three glasses of flour;
- three eggs;
- 150 grams of butter;
- 200 grams of fruit jam;
- one 25 gram pack of dry yeast;
- three tablespoons of sugar;
- a pinch of salt;
- half a small spoonful of vanillin;
- vegetable oil.
Cooking Method :
- To make a pie with yeast dough jam, first you should pour dry yeast in half a glass of boiled cooled water, adding half a tablespoon of sugar.
- Melt the butter, pour one cup of warm water into it, beat in the chicken eggs, add salt, vanillin and the remaining sugar.
- Combine the resulting mixture, yeast and flour and knead the dough.
- The finished dough must be coated with vegetable oil, sprinkled with wheat flour and put in a bowl and covered with a towel or napkin, put in a warm place until it doubles.
- Divide the suitable yeast dough into two parts of different sizes. Roll out most of it into a layer in the form of a baking sheet, put it in a form covered with oiled parchment paper, and blind the sides.
- On top of the dough put fruit jam, smooth.
- Roll out thin strips from the remaining dough, which you need to put on jam in the form of a lattice.
- In an oven heated to 200 degrees, bake for about 30 minutes.
Serving pies
Sweet cakes are very tasty in cold form, before serving, they should be cut into portioned pieces and put on individual dessert plates.
You can eat fruit jam pies with tea, coffee, milk or just like that.
Enjoy your meal.