Red currants are popular berries that are often grown on personal plots. It can be consumed fresh or added to various desserts, such as pies.
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You will need
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- For a quick test:
- 500 g flour;
- 300 g butter;
- 3 tbsp Sahara;
- 3 yolks.
- For yeast dough:
- 500 g flour;
- 2 eggs;
- 1 cup of milk;
- sachet of yeast;
- 3 tbsp Sahara;
- a pinch of salt;
- 70 g of butter.
- For filling:
- 500 g of red currant berries;
- 6 tbsp granulated sugar;
- 3 squirrels.
Instruction manual
1
Cook the dough. For this pie, several options are suitable. For a quicker recipe, mix the flour and butter softened at room temperature, add the yolks and sugar. Mix everything thoroughly, wrap in cling film and leave in the refrigerator for at least half an hour.
2
If you like yeast dough, make a base out of it. To do this, dilute a bag of dry yeast in warm milk. Pour melted butter there, beat the eggs. Add sugar, its amount can be reduced or increased in relation to the ingredients listed in the list, depending on your tastes. Pour a pinch of salt. Then start adding flour to the mass. Add it in half a glass, mixing thoroughly so that no lumps form. The dough should be homogeneous and dense. Cover it with a towel and place the bowl with it in a warm place. If it is cold in your apartment, then the container can be installed in a basin with hot water. Leave the dough for 2-3 hours, stirring it every hour.
3
Roll out the finished dough in a thin layer. Put it on a greased baking sheet and bake in the oven at 180 degrees for about 15 minutes. It should not be browned.
4
In the meantime, work on the filling. Wash the currants, dry and mash in a separate bowl with powdered sugar. Beat whites with a mixer until lush foam is formed. In this case, add 1 tbsp. powdered sugar per protein. Spread the resulting currant mass evenly on the surface of the baked dough. Then take a confectionery syringe, fill it with whipped proteins and cover the surface of the cake with the resulting cream so that it looks like separate meringues. Return the cake to the oven and leave it there for another 15 minutes at the same temperature. Meringues should be baked. Serving such a dish can be done both warm and cold.
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