The simplest kefir dough recipe consists of flour, baking soda and kefir. This is a base you can supplement in different proportions with other products: eggs, sugar, salt, and butter or oil. Reacting with the soda, kefir turns into an airy, fluffy mass that can replace yeast, so kefir dough is most often made without it. The same rule applies to other cultured dairy: matsoni, yogurt, soured milk.
The five most commonly used ingredients in kefir dough recipes:
| Product | Calories per 100g | Protein g per 100g | Fats g per 100g | Carbohydrates g per 100g |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kefir | 38 | 2.8 | 1 | 4 |
| Sugar | 398 | 0 | 0 | 99.7 |
| Baking soda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wheat flour | 325 | 12 | 1 | 67 |
| Flour | 325 | 12 | 1 | 67 |
Flour, kefir and soda — that's if you need to knead kefir dough quickly. The soda is slaked in the cultured-milk product, and the flour is added in small portions to a uniform consistency. Knead it with a spatula, then with oiled hands so it doesn't stick. The dough should reach the thickness of sour cream. If needed, you can roll it out with a rolling pin and fill any mold with it, even a shaped one. And to bake a smooth, beautiful layer (a pie, for example), the dough is made thinner.
Kefir dough is made for different occasions and for different dishes: chebureki and manti, belyashi and hand pies, pies and rolls, cakes and pastries, tartlets and flatbreads, doughnuts and pancakes — you can't list them all. Thanks to its lower calorie content compared to its yeast counterpart, this dough is very popular with all modern home cooks. On top of that, it doesn't need to proof for hours or be sheltered from drafts, which awakened yeast fears. You can knead it with a mixer or a food processor.
The five fastest kefir dough recipes:
| Name of the dish | Cooking time | Calories per 100g | User rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pour-in dough for pie and pizza on kefir without yeast | 7 min | 137 | +94 |
| Dough for thin pancakes on kefir | 10 min | 160 | +56 |
| Yeast-free pie dough | 10 min | 249 | +45 |
| Simple batter with mayonnaise for pizza, pies, pancakes | 10 min | 232 | +94 |
| Pour-in pizza dough in the oven | 15 min | 169 | +15 |
Make kefir dough — you'll find a recipe with a photo on alittlelunch.com.
Note:
- the fat content of the kefir doesn't affect the baking result — only the calorie count
- always slake the soda in the kefir before adding it to the dough
- make it a rule to mix products of the same temperature