Universal kefir dough is in perfect harmony with the taste of many fillings. Therefore, various pies are often made from it. His secret is that it seems incredibly airy and not too dry. After reading today's article, you will learn how to make homemade kefir pies with potatoes.
The most important nuances
For products from this dough, it is desirable to use white flour, previously sifted through a rare sieve. As for kefir, it can be of any fat content. But the most delicious are the patties mixed with a sour low-percentage product. Before combining kefir with other ingredients, it is recommended to warm it to room temperature. To do this, it must be removed in advance from the refrigerator or briefly placed in the microwave.
Eggs used to prepare the dough, it is advisable to pre-beat with a whisk or shake with a fork. To prepare the filling, you need to purchase middle-aged potatoes. If desired, you can add liver, mushrooms or fried onions to it. This will make the kefir and potato patties baked by you more delicious and fragrant. In order for a beautiful golden crust to appear on the surface of the finished products, they are greased with slightly beaten egg yolk before being sent to the oven.
Classic version
This recipe is so simple that even a young cook who has never worked with a dough will master it without any problems. In order not to delay the already lengthy process, you need to check the contents of your refrigerator in advance for the availability of necessary products. In this case, your kitchen should have:
- Two hundred and fifty milliliters of kefir.
- A quarter teaspoon of baking soda.
- Four hundred grams of wheat flour.
- A pound of potatoes.
- Onion head.
So that the pies with potatoes (fried) you cooked on kefir do not come out fresh and tasteless, you also need to stock up on a small amount of salt, dill and vegetable oil.
Process description
Potato should be taken first. It is washed, peeled, placed in a pan with slightly salted water and sent to the stove. After boiling the liquid, the dishes are covered with a lid and left on minimum heat. Ready potatoes are pounded until smooth mashed and combined with lightly fried onions and chopped dill. All mix well and clean aside.
Wheat flour is combined with soda, sieved and poured into a suitable bowl. A pinch of salt is sent there, a little kefir is poured and kneaded. A loaf is formed from the resulting soft dough, divided into several approximately equal parts, covered and left for half an hour.
Thirty minutes later, it is rolled out in a wide layer and circles of the desired diameter are cut out. In the center of each of them lay out the filling and gently close the edges. Future kefir potato pies are spread on a hot pan greased with any vegetable oil, and fried on both sides over medium heat.
Option with mushrooms
The dough prepared according to this recipe is very tender and relatively thin. It perfectly complements and emphasizes the taste of the filling, without interrupting it. To fry flavored kefir pies with potatoes and mushrooms, go to the nearest supermarket in advance for the necessary ingredients. Before you start kneading the dough, make sure that you have at your fingertips:
- A glass of kefir.
- Three tablespoons of sugar.
- A small chicken egg.
- A teaspoon of baking powder.
- About four hundred grams of flour.
- A couple of tablespoons of vegetable oil.
- Four potato tubers.
- One hundred and fifty grams of champignons.
- Large onion.
In order for your family to be able to try really delicious kefir pies with potatoes, you need to add a little nutmeg and a couple of pinch of salt. It is these ingredients that will not allow the dough and filling to be fresh.
Cooking technology
Washed and peeled potatoes are cooked until tender in slightly salted water and turned into a smoothie.
Chopped mushrooms and chopped onions are fried in a pan in a small amount of vegetable oil. After that, they are combined with potato mass, salted, pepper and seasoned with nutmeg. All is well mixed and allowed to cool at room temperature.
In a separate clean dish combine vegetable oil, kefir and slightly beaten eggs. Sifted wheat flour and baking powder are gradually added to the resulting liquid. All knead well. The resulting thick dough is divided into fifteen approximately equal parts, balls are formed from them, dipped in flour and rolled into a cake. Lay out the filling in the center and gently pinch the edges. Fried pies on yogurt with potatoes in a pan, greased with warmed vegetable oil.