Aspic pie with cherries and sour cream in the oven

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make cherry aspic pie? Prepare all the products necessary for the filling. If your cherries are frozen, transfer them to a colander, which you place on a bowl. Do not pour out the juice formed from defrosting, it will be needed.

2. Step 2:

   

   Put the berries in a suitable container, add sugar and corn starch. If you use potato starch, reduce its amount by 2 times.

3. Step 3:

   

   Mix well. Leave aside, stirring occasionally. The sugar crystals should completely melt.

4. Step 4:

   

   Prepare the ingredients for the dough.

5. Step 5:

   

   Melt the butter in the microwave or in a water bath. How to melt butter in a water bath? You will need two different containers. Pour water into a large one and put it on the stove. Install the smaller one on top so that it is immersed in water for about half. Put the sliced butter into it. Under the influence of boiling water, it will begin to melt. Stir the oil to speed up the process. As soon as the oil is completely dissolved, remove from the stove.

6. Step 6:

   

   Combine eggs with sour cream, sugar (or sweetener, which is not afraid of heat treatment). Beat with a mixer until smooth. The higher the percentage of fat content of sour cream, the tastier it will be. Be sure to rinse chicken eggs well before use, as even on the seemingly clean shell there may be harmful bacteria. It is best to use food detergents and a brush.

8. Step 7:

   

   Sift the flour together with baking powder. Thanks to sifting, the flour will be saturated with oxygen and the baking will turn out airy, lush, will rise well when baking. Pour the flour into the egg mixture and beat again with a mixer at low speed.

9. Step 8:

   

   Pour melted butter into the dough. Mix it up. The consistency of the dough should be smooth, without lumps, and resemble the dough for pancakes in density.

10. Step 9:

    

    Lightly lubricate the heat-resistant round mold with refined vegetable oil. Pour out the dough, level the surface.

11. Step 10:

    

    Spread the cherries evenly on top of the dough. Carefully pour the remaining cherry juice onto the dough, trying to spread it evenly throughout the pie. In order for the oven to have time to warm up to the desired temperature (180C), turn it on in advance (10-20 minutes before the start of cooking).

12. Step 11:

    

    Bake the pie for about 30-40 minutes. Focus on the features of your oven. How to check the readiness of baking? When the top layer is browned, pierce the product with a wooden skewer in several places. If it came out dry, then the pie is ready. Remove it from the oven, cool it, then transfer it from the mold to a plate. Sprinkle powdered sugar on top through a fine strainer and serve. Enjoy your meal!