Cranberry pie is a delicate, delicious pastry that has a certain zest. The most suitable time for making cranberry pie is, of course, autumn, because fresh berries make pastries much tastier than frozen ones.
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Cranberry pie has an unforgettable taste and aroma. Sweet and sour filling goes well with tender dough and crisp. Cooking such a pie is quite simple, the only difficulty is the correct introduction of cranberry filling. The filling should in no case be in contact with the walls of the mold. If you want to contribute to the recipe, do not be afraid to experiment. In the dough, you can add lemon zest, cinnamon, candied fruit, various spices and spices.
Cranberry pie is considered to be the baking of the national English cuisine, however, such pies are present in many national cuisines of the world.
To make cranberry pie you will need: 3 cups of wheat flour, 200 grams of granulated sugar, 150 grams of fresh cranberries, 70 milliliters of milk, 1 vanilla bean, 150 grams of butter, 2 eggs, 2 teaspoons of baking powder, a pinch of salt.
Traditionally, cranberries are used to make fruit drinks, juices and jelly. Its leaves can be used in tea. The popularity of using berries in drinks is due to the high content of vitamins in its composition.
To make cranberry pie, prepare sugar first. Pour the required amount of granulated sugar into a medium-sized bowl. Grind the vanilla pod and add to sugar, stir the ingredients evenly. Then pour 3 tablespoons of granulated sugar in a separate bowl, add 30 grams of butter and one tablespoon of wheat flour to them. Grind the ingredients thoroughly into crumbs and refrigerate. It will be a powder for cranberry pie.
Now you need to cook the dough itself. Soften 120 grams of butter and put it in a blender bowl. Add 150 grams of vanilla granulated sugar to the butter and beat until lush. Next, add 2 eggs to this mass and beat again. After that, add 2 cups flour, baking powder, salt to the oil mixture, pour milk. Beat the dough until smooth.
Prepare a baking dish and grease it with a little vegetable oil. Preheat the oven to 190 degrees.
Put cranberries in a separate container and crush it with a wooden spoon. Add 3 tablespoons of granulated sugar to the cranberries and rub it well with the berries.
Put 2/3 of the whole dough into the prepared form, distribute the cranberry filling in the center. Make sure that the cranberry juice does not fall on the sides of the form, otherwise the cake will burn. Put the remaining dough on top of the filling. Remove the powder from the refrigerator and evenly distribute it on the surface of the cake.
Place the cake in a preheated oven and bake for 40-45 minutes. After time, remove the cranberry pie from the oven and let it cool to room temperature without removing it from the baking dish. When the cake has completely cooled, remove the form, cut the cake into portion pieces and serve.