Many people think that making pies takes a lot of time. It is necessary to knead the dough, prepare the filling, select yeast reactions, bake. It is much faster and easier to buy ready-made pies in the store
. However, bought baked goods do not compare with what is prepared at home. Independently, you can adjust the amount of filling in the pie, the degree of browning of the surface and other nuances.
For this reason, many elderly people prefer to prepare their own pies
.
We will tell you how to cook quickly, and at the same time a lot of pies with potatoes.
Ingredients for potato pies:
- kefir – 300 ml;
- soda – ½ tsp;
- sugar – tsp;
- salt ½ tsp;
- egg – pcs;
- flour – 480 g;
- vegetable oil – 20 ml.
Stuffing ingredients:
- potatoes – 600 g;
- onion – pcs;
- salt – ½ tsp.
Preparation of potato pies:
Potatoes need to be peeled and boiled until soft in salted water. At this time you need to pour in kefir soda and wait for about 10 minutes. Then pour sugar and salt into the kefir, break an egg.
In the resulting mixture of kefir you need to sift flour, knead the dough. Gradually add vegetable oil to the dough, kneading it to an elastic soft state.
Remove the dough in cellophane for 10 minutes
.
Dice the onion and fry in a frying pan over medium heat until golden. Add onion, salt and mix the ingredients to the boiled potatoes to create mashed potatoes.
Knead the dough and divide it into two equal lumps
.
Roll both layers into thin tortillas. On one of the tortillas, use a tablespoon to spread the stuffing portion by portion.
It is important to spread the stuffing at a distance from each other. Then cover the filling with the second layer, form small patties, sealing the dough between the lumps of mashed potatoes.
Cut out the pies with a round mold or knife without touching the filling. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and fry the pies on both sides until browned.
You can add ground black pepper and dill to the filling at the cooking stage. The pies turn out small, but puffy and tasty.
