Many chefs are sure that the most delicious are pies on milk. The dough for them is very simple. Another advantage of yeast dough is that it can be frozen if it has been cooked too much. In order to properly prepare the dough, you must familiarize yourself with its recipe.
Ingredients for making dough
To make yeast pies, you will need the following ingredients:
- milk warmed up to 40 ° C - 500 milliliters;
- 2 tablespoons or 12 grams of instant yeast;
- 800 grams of wheat flour;
- 4 chicken eggs;
- sugar - three tablespoons;
- salt - half a teaspoon;
- a couple of teaspoons of baking powder;
- filling to taste.
From these ingredients, you will end up with about 20-25 pies. The amount of all ingredients will need to be doubled, if such a dish is designed for many people.
Method for making dough
First you need to prepare the dishes. It is advisable to take a large bowl because the dough will increase.
Step-by-step dough preparation process:
1 step
In the selected bowl you need to drive the chicken eggs. The number of eggs does not affect the taste of the pies, but the consistency of the dough depends on them. Next, add sugar and salt to the eggs. All this must be mixed with a fork. Many experts in the field of cooking believe that it is impossible to mix the dough with a mixer or other devices, because this way it turns out less tasty. At this point, you must add baking powder or soda. They are needed to make the dough more airy.
2 step
Next, you need to set this bowl aside, and in the milk heated to 40 ° C, dilute the fast-acting yeast and break all the lumps.
After mixing the eggs, salt, sugar and baking powder, milk with yeast must be poured into this container.
3 step
Flour is the main ingredient for any dough. You need to take already prepared and sifted flour and pour it into a bowl with eggs and milk. Next, you need to mix everything. Pour the flour until the dough starts to stick to your hands. In order not to spill a lot of flour, you need to add it carefully, one spoonful.
4 step
Next, the dough for the yeast pies in milk should be well kneaded. So that it does not stick to the kitchen table, you need to sprinkle its surface with flour. After that, you need to dump the dough from a bowl onto a table and begin to knead. Press and knead the dough for 10 minutes. After it becomes homogeneous, it must be converted into a ball shape and put back in a bowl.
5 step
Cover the bowl with either a lid or a cloth and leave for 60 minutes to come up. Cover the container so that the dough does not wind. Once the hour has passed, it needs to be crushed again and put in a bowl for 1 hour. After an hour, the dough will be ready.
Egg-free yeast cakes in milk
There are situations when during the preparation of pies in the refrigerator there were no eggs. In such situations, it is not necessary to immediately pack up and run to the store and all the more upset and give up the idea to cook delicious pies on milk. Since eggs are an optional component, you can do without them.
In order to prepare pies in milk without eggs, you will need:
- milk warmed up to 40 ° C - 500 milliliters;
- 2 tablespoons or 12 grams of instant yeast;
- 800 grams of wheat flour;
- sugar - three tablespoons;
- salt - half a teaspoon;
- a couple of teaspoons of baking powder;
- filling to taste.
The process of making pies without eggs is no different from the usual.
- First you need to pour milk heated to 40 ° C into a bowl. In it you need to mix salt and sugar, after that you need to pour in dry yeast and make sure that there are no lumps. Next, pour flour into this mixture. Flour must be pre-sifted.
- Next, you need to knead the dough well and send it to the refrigerator for several hours to make it suitable. After that, you can start making pies.
If time is limited and there is no time to spend a couple of hours until the dough fits in the refrigerator, then you can put it for 30 minutes in any warm place. You can keep the dough in the refrigerator for up to two days and nothing will happen to it. Many chefs say that the dough, which is left all night in the refrigerator, is much tastier.
Pies on milk: which filling to choose
The filling for pies is as important as the dough. Moreover, even perfectly cooked pastry dough can be spoiled by poorly prepared filling. Pies on milk are combined with any filling.
There are many options for toppings for pies: vegetable, sweet, salty, meat, dairy, fruit - it all depends on your preferences. If these are sweet products, then the filling may be from seasonal fruits and berries. Also, many cook them with jam or jam. Traditional filling for sweet cakes are apples, cherries or apricots.
For savory pies, there are also many fillings. It can be potatoes, cabbage, peas, liver and even meat. Moreover, it is very popular to combine several fillings, for example: potato-liver, potato-mushrooms. Also very tasty pies stuffed with green onions and eggs.
Cooking pies: oven or fried
When the filling and dough for pies on milk are ready, you can start cooking the pies themselves. To do this, roll your hands in flour so that the dough does not stick to them. From the ball of dough you need to take small pieces and form pies out of them. The middle of the cake must be filled with pre-prepared filling. Patties can be prepared in several ways.
The first way - cooking pies in the oven
Already formed raw pies must be laid out on a baking sheet. To prevent them from sticking to it, you can put special baking paper (parchment) on the baking sheet or grease it with oil. The laid out pies can be greased with oil for a golden crust. Next, the baking sheet should be placed for about 20 minutes in the oven, preheated to 180 °. The pies prepared in this way are lush and airy, and due to the fact that they were oiled, they also shine appetizingly. When the pastries are ready, they need to be removed from the pan and transferred to another dish.
The second way - cooking pies in a pan
According to many people, this method is easier. To prepare them, you need to pour sunflower oil into the pan and heat it well. Already stuffed raw pies must be put on a preheated pan. When one side becomes golden, they must be turned over and fry the other side. When the pies on milk are ready, they need to be removed from the heat and transferred to another dish. Put the fried pies on paper towels so that they cool and the excess glass oil. After they can be served.