Pies - one of the most famous and common dishes. Everyone knows what it is, but not everyone can cook this wonderful meal. If you have never had a chance to cook pies, and you decided to master this wisdom, then let's understand this issue.
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Instruction manual
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The fact is obvious that for the preparation of the pie you will need two components - the dough and the filling.
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The dough can be flaky, on kefir, yeast (more lean for pies with savory filling and rich for sweet cakes). It is worth noting that it is not always necessary to use only butter and sweet dough for pies with a sweet filling. For example, neutral puff pastry goes very well with both salty and sweet fillings.
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As for the fillings, then there are prospects for creativity. Unsweetened pies can be with meat, with mushrooms, with cabbage, with potatoes, with egg and green onions, etc. Sweet - with cottage cheese, with jam, with fresh berries or fruits. It is simply impossible to list all the options for the fillings - here, almost every housewife brings something of their own.
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According to the method of preparation, the pies are divided into baked and fried. Baked, respectively, baked in a preheated oven on a baking sheet. Fried - fried in a pan.
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So, with the classification sorted out, now you need to get the dough. How? There are several options:
• buy ready-made (now there is a choice of both yeast and puff pastry);
• ask how this is done by an experienced relative (mother, grandmother, aunt) or girlfriend and make a dough under their guidance;
• find a recipe on the Internet and make it yourself.
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When choosing which dough you will make, it is worth considering not only its taste, but also the cooking time. For example, yeast dough, especially if it was not dried “fast” yeast that was used, but pressed yeast, should work two or three times, which will take a lot of time.
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If you decide to cook yourself, with a recipe from a book or the Internet, first read the recipe carefully. Prepare all the products necessary for the test. Perform all the operations indicated in the recipe sequentially - mix everything you need in the described sequence, let the test stand if necessary. For the first time, it’s better not to back down from the recipe. In the future, it is already possible to make changes both in the composition of the test and in the technology of the manufacturing process by its own experience and taste.
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The dough is ready. Now it needs to be rolled out. If it is a denser puff pastry - it can be thinner, yeast - thicker. Next, the dough needs to be cut into blanks for future pies. The dough can be divided into squares, circles, triangles, depending on what form of pies you are going to cook.
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The next stage is the filling. Spread it on the workpieces in small portions, so that the edges of the pies can easily be folded and plucked. Pinch the edges of the pies carefully, otherwise, when you start to fry them or bake, the whole filling will come out. Especially often likes to do this sweet juicy filling, such as cherries with sugar or cottage cheese. Give the cake the desired shape.
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If the pies are fried, pour vegetable oil in a skillet and warm it properly. If you are going to bake pies - put on a greased or parchment covered baking sheet and place in a preheated oven. Now it remains only to wait until your pies are ready and make sure that they are not burnt.