Summer is worth loving not only for the sunny days and heat, but also for the many fruits and berries available. In stores, strawberries, blackberries and other berries cost a lot of money. In the summer period at the dacha to get vitamins of these fruits can be free.
However, a large amount of berries can become harmful to the body. Therefore, in addition to eating berries, it is worth creating dishes with these fruits. For example, bake pies. Particularly tasty and flavorful turns out strawberry pie. This baking is prepared in the summer, since the cost of the pie is almost minimal.
Let’s tell you how to prepare a fragrant strawberry pie at home.
Ingredients for strawberry pie:
- eggs – 4 pcs;
- strawberries – 350 g;
- sugar – 150 g;
- vanilla sugar – 2 tsp;
- vegetable oil – 125 ml;
- leavening agent – 1.5 tsp;
- flour – 240 g.
Preparation of strawberry pie:
First it is necessary to separate the whites from the yolks in a separate bowl. Whites with salt should be beaten with a mixer until the formation of white foam.
To the protein foam, when whipping, you need to gradually pour sugar. Dissolve gradually by tablespoon. When the sugar is over, pour vanilla sugar into the protein cream, continue to whip until stable peaks.
Add yolks to the cream, one at a time, mix thoroughly
.
At minimum speed, whisk the protein mixture with the vegetable oil. Pour the oil into the cream in a thin stream.
Combine the flour and baking powder, sift into the protein mixture in several parts. Knead thick biscuit dough with a spatula.
Cover the bottom of the mold (24-26 cm in diameter) with parchment, lay the biscuit dough carefully on the surface.
Cut the peeled and washed strawberries into thin slices
and place the strawberry s
lices
on the surface of the dough.
Bake the pie at 170 degrees for about an hour.
After cooling, the pie can be decorated with powdered sugar. This is a great substitute for cakes in summer, you get a tender baked goods with berries.