Viburnum is a berry that many do not take seriously because of its bitter and astringent taste. However, some are happy to make pies with viburnum. The baking recipe is simple, it can be realized by any housewife. By the way, you can bake such a pie not only during the ripening period of the viburnum, that is, in autumn, but also in winter, and even in spring. To do this, just
freeze the berries, and then use them at any time when you want to enjoy a delicious dessert.
Cooking a pie with viburnum
We suggest making a pie with viburnum, the recipe of which is described below. After the berries are picked and washed, prepare the dough. This cake is good in that you can make any dough absolutely to your taste: shortbread, yeast and even puff. When it is ready, make the filling. To do this, you need to mix three glasses of viburnum with one and a half glasses of sugar and six tablespoons of flour, grind well (you can use a blender). Put a layer of dough into the mold, then spread the filling evenly with a spoon and cover with the remaining dough from above, pinching the edges.
Brush the cake with milk and sprinkle with sugar. With a fork or knife, make holes for the steam to exit and place in the oven for about 15 minutes at a temperature of 220-225 degrees. Then lower the temperature to 150-180 degrees and bake another 35 minutes. The recipe suggests serving such pies with viburnum warm.
Pie recipe with viburnum and apples
The following recipe involves the inclusion in the filling of not only viburnum, but also apples. For such a pie you will need a glass of pure berries, two apples, five eggs, flour (400 grams), a glass of granulated sugar, the same amount of sour cream and a little salt and soda. Separate ripe berries from the stalks and rinse. Grate the apples, then mix with crushed berries and a couple of spoons of sugar. Beat eggs with the remaining sugar separately in a thick, dense foam, add sour cream, salt and soda and mix slowly. Pour the sifted flour and knead the dough. Pour one third into a form slightly oiled, put the filling of berries and apples on top of the dough. Pour the rest of the dough on top and flatten. Bake in the oven at 200 degrees until the dough is cooked and browned. Everyone really likes these pies with viburnum: the recipe for their preparation is not at all complicated, and the taste is amazing.
How to cook "Balanles bәlesh"
For those who prefer muffin and cannot live without a yeast dough, we offer another recipe. This is a pie from viburnum in Tatar, or "Balanly bәlesh". Here's what you need to cook it: for the test - half a liter of milk, 150 grams of butter, yeast, one egg, one tablespoon of sugar, flour, two cups, salt and soda. For the filling, you need to take half a kilogram of pure viburnum, an egg, a little fat to lubricate the form, four tablespoons of sugar. From the listed products, knead the dough and leave to approach. Stew viburnum with sugar and water, cool. You can add a spoonful of starch to the berries, it will delay the juice and prevent the cake from getting wet. The filling is placed between two layers of dough, the edges need to be plucked. Bake in the oven until cooked. Here are so many options you can try to make pies with viburnum! Recipes can be different, but it always turns out delicious.