Cheesy Herb Jellied Pie with Kefir

If youʼre craving cheese baking, make this simple pie. Among baked goods, there is perhaps nothing simpler than jellied pies. With the same dough and varying the filling, you can bake a new pie every day. This time we use cheese and herbs for the filling. It will turn out delicious — we guarantee it.
cook time: 1h
Hazel Farrow
Cheesy Herb Jellied Pie with Kefir

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

223
Calories
10g
Fat
18g
Carbs
12g
Protein

Ingredients (6 portions)

Dough:

Kefir 300 ml
Wheat flour 200 g
Eggs 1 pc
Soda 0.5 tsp
Salt 1 g

Filling:

Hard cheese 250 g
Green cilantro 10 g
Parsley 10 g
Ground black pepper to taste

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
Prepare all the necessary ingredients to prepare the dough. The chicken egg and kefir should be at room temperature, so remove them from the refrigerator in advance (about an hour).

Step 2

Step 2
Beat the egg with a whisk. You don’t need to beat for a long time, just until smooth so that the whites are mixed with the yolk.

Step 3

Step 3
Pour in kefir at room temperature, add salt and stir again with a whisk.

Step 4

Step 4
Add flour sifted with baking soda and mix. I sift the flour directly into the dough.

Step 5

Step 5
You should get a semi-viscous flowing dough, the consistency of which is reminiscent of a sponge cake. If the dough is too viscous and lumpy, add a little more kefir or milk.

Step 6

Step 6
Set the dough aside and make the filling. You can use any cheese you like. It could be mozzarella, feta cheese, Adyghe cheese, etc. I have the usual “Russian”.

Step 7

Step 7
Grate the cheese on a coarse grater.

Step 8

Step 8
Wash the greens, dry and finely chop. I used a bunch of cilantro and half a bunch of parsley. You can add any herbs to your taste: dill, parsley, wild garlic leaves, etc.

Step 9

Step 9
In a bowl, combine grated cheese, chopped herbs and ground black pepper. Mix everything thoroughly. For piquancy, you can add 1-2 cloves of garlic, passed through a press, to the filling.

Step 10

Step 10
Pour half of the dough into a greased baking dish.

Step 11

Step 11
Spread the cheese filling evenly over it.

Step 12

Step 12
Carefully pour the remaining dough on top. It should cover the entire filling. Place the pie in an oven preheated to 180°C for 30-40 minutes until a golden crust appears on the surface of the dough. To do this, I kept the pie for another 15 minutes in the cooling oven with the door slightly open. This way the crust forms faster.

Step 13

Step 13
Cool the pie slightly, cut into pieces and serve before it is hot and the cheese has not had time to harden and stretches pleasantly with each bite. By the way, it also turns out very tasty when cold. Bon appetit!

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