Apple pie with kefir and sour cream: 6 step-by-step recipes in the oven and slow cooker

1 hour

238 kcal

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Few recipes can boast of ease of preparation and low cost of the necessary ingredients, but apple pie stands out in this regard. These are the recipes I want to talk about today. Delicious airy pastries with a characteristic apple aroma will not leave even the most demanding tasters indifferent.

To prepare a delicious apple pie with kefir in the oven or microwave, you do not need special culinary education or specific skills - just follow the instructions, and you will certainly get an amazingly delicious dessert. If you don't believe me, join me and I will prove it to you.

Apple pie with kefir: classic recipe

Delicious apple pie with kefir is baked in the oven and prepared from a minimal set of ingredients.

For preparation you will need:

• 180 ml kefir;
• 2 eggs;
• 110 g sugar;
• 0.6 kg apples;
• 260 g flour;
• 8 g vanilla;
• 12 g ground cinnamon;
• 0.5 tsp. baking soda.

The pie is baked in the oven at a temperature of 190°C. You can set the oven to warm up before starting cooking, but if you are making such a dessert for the first time, it is better to start heating the oven at least from the second half of preparing the filling.

1. Peel the apples, cut into small cubes or slices, sprinkle with ground cinnamon. Stir, then add 1 tbsp. l. flour and mix again.
2. In a separate container, mix kefir, 2 eggs, add vanilla and beat with a whisk, fork or mixer until smooth.
3. Sift the remaining flour through a sieve, add to the mixture, add soda. Knead until the flour lumps disappear.
4. Pour the fruit mixture into the dough, mix gently and thoroughly.
5. Grease a baking dish with butter and lightly sprinkle with flour.
6. Pour the mixture of dough and fruit into the mold.
7. Bake in the oven for 40-45 minutes.

To prevent the cake from falling apart when placing it on a plate, it should be allowed to cool after cooking. Before serving, you can decorate it with whipped cream, making it yourself or buying ready-made in the store.

Although the selection of cooking technologies traditionally begins with a classic recipe, there are many of its varieties that are not inferior to the original version either in taste or in speed of preparation.

Recipe for charlotte with apples made with kefir and other fermented milk products

The secret of a lush and tasty dessert prepared according to this recipe is the use of the main ingredient (kefir) in a warm form. This promotes the active action of the baking powder. For charlotte apples, you need to take sweet varieties, since kefir adds acidity to the dish.

Ingredients:

• Kefir – 1 tbsp.
• Flour – 2 tbsp.
• Eggs – 3 pcs.
• Sweet apples – 5 pcs.
• Sugar – 1 tbsp.
• Baking soda or baking powder - 1 tsp.

Cooking process:

1. We wash the apples well, peel them, remove the core and seeds and chop them into slices.
2. Sift wheat flour into a thick sieve to better saturate it with oxygen.
3. In a separate container, beat chicken eggs with soda or baking powder with a mixer.
4. Combine the beaten eggs with kefir. Add flour to this mixture in small portions and gently mix the dough. There is no need to mix vigorously, as the air will escape and the dough will become dense. The texture of the dough should be thicker than for pancakes.
5. Grease a baking dish with a small amount of oil and pour one part of the prepared dough into it.
6. Place chopped apples on the dough, sprinkling them with ground cinnamon. If your apple variety is sour, sprinkle them with sugar. Pour the remaining batter over the apples.
7. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and bake the charlotte for 45 minutes. To speed up baking, you can use a ring pan, as you would for baking a cake.
8. Remove the finished charlotte from the mold and decorate it beautifully to your liking. This could be fresh berries, shredded coconut, powdered sugar or whipped cream.

You can serve dessert to the table. Bon appetit!

Quick apple pie with kefir in the microwave

If you don’t have a stove with an oven at home, but have a microwave, the technology for making a quick apple pie with kefir can help. According to the instructions below, it is prepared even faster than in the classic version.

The ingredients you will need are exactly the same:

• 180 g kefir;
• 250 g flour;
• 4 chicken eggs;
• 110 g sugar;
• 3/4 tsp. soda;
• 0.5 tsp. lemon juice;
• 0.6 kg medium apples.

Charlotte in the microwave.
Cooking technology:

1. Break the eggs into a bowl, add sugar and beat until smooth and foamy.
2. Add kefir, sifted flour and sugar to the egg mixture. To stir thoroughly.
3. Pour lemon juice into the resulting dough and add soda.
4. Wash the fruits thoroughly, chop into slices and mix with the dough.
5. Place the mixture in a baking dish. Set the microwave to maximum power and cook for 15 minutes.

In most cases, this time is enough for an average apple pie, but the cooking time may depend on the model of the microwave oven and the cooking modes installed in it. It is better to check the readiness with a toothpick: the finished pie will come out dry.

How to bake a quick apple pie in a frying pan in 15 minutes?

Don't have an oven or don't want to bother with it? Use a frying pan. Even this way you can make a very tasty dessert. You will get a ruddy bottom and a light porous top.

Required Products:

• 1 cup flour;
• 1 cup of sugar;
• 3 eggs;
• 3-4 apples;
• ¼ tsp. soda;
• ½ tsp. vanilla sugar;
• vinegar;
• 20 g butter.

Step-by-step preparation with photos:

1. Mix eggs with sugar.

2. Add flour in small portions. Add baking soda dissolved in vinegar.

3. Peel the apples and remove seeds. Cut into cubes. Combine them with the dough.

4. Rub the pan well with butter. Add apple mixture.

5. Cook over low heat on the stove for 40-50 minutes.

It couldn’t be simpler! Bon appetit!

Apple pie on kefir with semolina

There is an option for preparing kefir pie with apples, in which the flour is partially or completely replaced with semolina. It will give the product a nice lush graininess and lightness. Also, you don't need eggs for cooking.

For preparation you will need:

• 210 g flour;
• 210 g semolina;
• 0.5 kg apples;
• 155 g kefir;
• 130 g sugar;
• 125 g butter;
• 1 tbsp. l. lemon juice;
• 1 tsp. baking soda.

Pie with semolina and apples.
Cooking technology:

1. Pour kefir into a bowl, add semolina, stir and set aside for 30 minutes.
2. Wash the apples, cut out the core, cut into cubes or small slices.
3. Add sugar and melted butter to the mixture of semolina and kefir, mix everything thoroughly.
4. Sift the flour and add to the mixture. Add soda, then stir and beat the dough until smooth.
5. Pour the slices into the dough, mix so that they are distributed with equal concentration throughout the dough.
6. Grease a baking dish with butter and sprinkle evenly with semolina.
7. Preheat the oven to 180ºC. Bake the pie for 60 minutes until the crust is golden brown.

Instead of kefir, you can use fresh or acidified milk.

For the filling, apples of more sour varieties - Antonovka or Anise - are better suited. You can add any other ingredients to them: berries, raisins, nuts, grated chocolate or dried fruits.

Jellied pie with apples and cottage cheese - a quick recipe

This apple-curd cake turns out incredibly juicy and soft. This hearty dish is perfect for children for breakfast or afternoon snack. Add vanilla sugar or cinnamon for flavor. You can replace apples with cherries. The calorie content of dessert with cottage cheese is above 193 kcal.

For the test you will need:

• 2 cups of flour;
• 100 g sugar;
• 2 eggs;
• 1 glass of kefir;
• 125 g butter;
• 1 tsp baking powder;
• 1 tsp vanilla sugar.

For filling:

• 300 g cottage cheese (5% fat);
• 1 egg;
• 50 g sugar;
• 4 sweet apples;
• 1 tsp vanilla sugar;
• lemon juice.

Start cooking:

1. Start beating the eggs with a mixer, then gradually add sugar, so it will dissolve faster.

2. Continuing to beat, add softened butter and pour in kefir.

3. Sift the flour twice. Mix with baking powder and vanilla sugar.

4. Pour the flour into the dough in parts, constantly stirring with the mixer at low speed.

Make sure that the dough does not turn out too thick. A few spoons of flour may remain.

5. For the filling, thoroughly grind the cottage cheese with sugar. You can first pass the cottage cheese through a sieve or use a submersible blender.

6. Mix the resulting mass with egg and vanilla sugar.

7. Peel the apples from seeds and peel, grate on a coarse grater. Sprinkle with lemon juice to prevent browning. Combine with curd mass.

8. Cover the pan with parchment and place half of the dough.

9. Carefully place the filling on top so that it does not mix with the dough.

10. Pour and smooth the rest of the dough over the surface.

11. Bake at 170 C, 20 minutes on the lower rack and 20-30 minutes on the upper rack.

Don't be surprised that the baked goods won't rise much - the filling is a bit heavy. Follow the recommendations, and the dessert will turn out well baked and aromatic. You can serve it with sour cream and mashed banana. You will get a very tasty sauce