Is it possible to find a person who would not like basket cakes? This is one of the most common types of pastries in the Soviet Union. However, the dessert appeared in our country much earlier. For
the first time, baskets made of sweet dough with an open filling became known in the 19th century. Probably, the confectioner forgot to put the dough on top of the filling and baked the product incorrectly. But this miscalculation turned out to be very interesting for colleagues in the kitchen,
so they began to experiment with baking baskets. The dough was changed, new types of filling were added.
We will tell you one of the most popular ways of preparing baskets with yogurt.
Ingredients for yogurt baskets:
- butter – 100 g;
- Greek yogurt – 150 g;
- egg – 3 pcs;
- lemon – pcs;
- sugar – 200 g;
- flour – 250 g;
- salt – a pinch;
- leavening agent – 8 g.
Preparation of yogurt baskets:
Mix in a bowl one egg with 100 grams of sugar and butter. When the sugar particles dissolve in the mixture, pour the flour and baking powder into the mixture and knead the dough.
The dough should be put in the refrigerator for 15-20 minutes.
For the filling you need to carefully separate the yolks from the whites
.
Whites should be beaten with a mixer to white stable peaks
. In a bowl with yolks pour sugar, grate lemon zest and beat until homogeneous. Gradually add Greek yogurt to the yolk mixture and continue beating. Add
the beaten yolks to the yolk mixture and stir with a spatula
.
Divide the lump of dough into 10 lumps. Grease basket molds with butter and sprinkle with flour.
Roll out each lump into a small square, leveling it with a knife. Place the squares of dough in the mold so that the edges are on the surface.
Put the filling into the baskets and cover the edges.
Bake the baskets in the oven at 200 degrees for 20 minutes.
As a result, we get a rather interesting pastry that can be served with tea. In this recipe you can replace butter with margarine and lemon zest with orange zest.
