Dough for pies on kefir in a frying pan

A great alternative to regular yeast dough! Fast yeast-free dough, cooked on kefir, for pan-fried pies is not at all inferior in quality to ordinary yeast, the pies turn out soft and delicate in taste, while it takes a minimum of time to prepare the dough.
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Composition / ingredients

servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 16 % 8 g
Fats 14 % 7 g
Carbohydrates 71 % 36 g
237 kcal
GI: 3 / 0 / 97

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 20 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    How to make dough for kefir pies in a frying pan? Prepare the ingredients according to the list. Since the dough on kefir is prepared very quickly, by the time it is kneaded, the filling for the pies should be ready. Pour kefir at room temperature into a deep bowl, the fat content of kefir can be used at your discretion, the fatter the kefir is, the more delicious the pies will be.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Add a pinch of soda, stir and leave for 5 minutes to allow an alkaline reaction to occur. Bubbles will appear on the surface of the mixture.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Then add salt and sugar to a bowl with kefir (the amount of these ingredients can be changed depending on what the filling will be: sweet or not), beat in a chicken egg, you can pre-shake it in a separate bowl of egg mixture so that the protein is completely dispersed. With a whisk or mixer, mix the ingredients until a homogeneous liquid mixture is obtained.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    Sift wheat flour, it's better to do it twice. Firstly, to completely eliminate the ingress of foreign impurities into the dough, which may be in the packaging with flour. Secondly, to saturate the flour with oxygen, which will make the dough softer and more airy. Pour small portions of flour into a bowl with a liquid mixture.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    Mix the flour with the liquid with a whisk or spoon and gradually add the flour until the dough begins to gather into a lump. Then pour two tablespoons of vegetable oil into the bowl to the dough and continue kneading the dough with your hands. To make the dough easier to knead, the kneading can be continued on a floured clean work surface.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    Knead the dough until it becomes elastic, smooth and stops sticking to your hands. Then put the dough back in the bowl, tighten the top with cling film and leave for 20 minutes on the table to "rest". The dough is ready, you can proceed to forming and frying pies. Fried pies from this dough will turn out very tasty, with a crispy brown crust on the outside and a soft tender crumb under the crust. Enjoy your meal!

Be prepared for the fact that you may need more or less flour than indicated in the recipe. Focus not on the amount of flour, but on the desired consistency of the dough. To avoid mistakes, read about flour and its properties!

It is important to sift flour to saturate it with oxygen. Then the baking will turn out to be airy and will rise well when baking.

Be sure to wash the eggs before use, as even the seemingly clean shell may contain harmful bacteria. It is best to use food detergents and a brush.

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Granulated sugar - 398   kcal/100g
  • Sugar - 398   kcal/100g
  • Kefir fat - 62   kcal/100g
  • Kefir of 1% fat content - 38   kcal/100g
  • Low-fat kefir - 30   kcal/100g
  • Kefir "doctor beefy" 1,8% fat content - 45   kcal/100g
  • Kefir 2.5% fat content - 53   kcal/100g
  • Vegetable oil - 873   kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0   kcal/100g
  • Wheat flour - 325   kcal/100g
  • Baking soda - 0   kcal/100g
  • Chicken egg - 80   kcal/100g

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