Pie with dried apricots and prunes

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   Rinse dried apricots and prunes. Soak in boiled water overnight: 400 g of dried apricots pour 250 ml of boiling water, 200 g of prunes pour 130 ml of boiling water.

2. Step 2:

   

   After soaking, chop dried apricots and prunes separately in a blender or combine. (Do not drain the water, grind it together with water, otherwise the filling will turn out too steep)

3. Step 3:

   

   Prepare sourdough: in warm milk (37-40 degrees, if the temperature is higher, the yeast will die, if lower, a chemical reaction may not occur and the yeast will not ferment) add sugar, yeast, mix and leave for 5-10 minutes.

4. Step 4:

   

   Melt the butter (let cool to room temperature), pour the sourdough into it.

5. Step 5:

   

   Add sifted flour and salt to this mass, knead the dough, form a ball from it. To begin with, take about 600 g of flour, then add as needed. Cover with a towel and let rest for half an hour. Then, Knead the dough.

6. Step 6:

   

   Divide it into 4 parts: make one a little bigger and three the same smaller.

8. Step 7:

   

   Roll out most of it into a circle 4-5mm thick, put it in a mold (I have a shape with a diameter of 26 cm), oiled, making a rim.

9. Step 8:

   

   Put half of the dried apricot filling on it.

10. Step 9:

    

    Roll out the second part of the dough into a circle and cover on top.

11. Step 10:

    

    Distribute the prune filling on it.

12. Step 11:

    

    Roll out the third part into a circle and put it on top. Distribute the remaining dried apricots on it.Roll out the last circle and cover the pie with it. Pinch the edges, pierce the pie with a knife in places.

13. Step 12:

    

    Cook the crumbs. Grate very cold butter (pre-place it in the freezer for 20 minutes), mix with flour and sugar. Carefully grind into a crumb. Bake the pie in a preheated oven at 170 degrees for 30 minutes . Then sprinkle with crumbs and bake for another 20-30 minutes at 200 degrees. 16. Cool completely. Enjoy your meal!