Fruit and berry pies have been prepared in our country since ancient times. However, if now such pies are a commonplace, they used to be a substitute for cake. The fact is that for peasants sugar was a very expensive pleasure. Therefore, it was replaced by fruits and berries
. In order to make a festive cake for a celebration, it was often necessary to bake meat dishes and sweet pies.
As a rule, a large samovar was prepared for sweet pies
.
A colossal amount of tea and pastries were drunk and eaten during the day.
It is worth telling about how to prepare a delicious berry pie for a tea party.
Ingredients for berry pie:
- flour – 140 g;
- starch – 40 g;
- eggs – 3 pcs;
- sour cream – 60 g;
- vegetable oil – 80 g;
- sugar – 100 g;
- leavening agent – 10 g;
- vanilla sugar – 2 tsp;
- salt – a pinch;
- berries – 300 g.
Preparation of berry pie:
In a bowl break eggs, pour classic and vanilla sugar, salt and whisk until homogeneous. To the egg mixture add sour cream and vegetable oil, mix.
Separately combine flour with baking powder and 30 grams of starch
.
Sift the loose components into the egg mixture, knead the dough. Dip
the berries in the starch
.
Cover the baking dish with parchment – bottom and walls. Pour
⅓
of the dough into the mold, level the bottom.
Place ½ of the berries on the dough, fill with the second part of the dough. Again fill the pastry with berries, pour the rest on top.
Bake the pie at 180 degrees in the oven for 50 minutes.
After cooking, you can sprinkle with powdered sugar.
We have a berry puffy pie with a tender texture.
