Apple Semolina Pie with Kefir

A popular recipe for semolina pie with fruit filling! Have you tried cooking juicy manna with kefir in the oven with apples? The resulting pie is very tasty, tender, airy and aromatic! A crumbly top and a moist, fruit-rich bottom crust. Youʼll definitely want to make it again!
cook time: 2h
Noah Merrick
Apple Semolina Pie with Kefir

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

175
Calories
5g
Fat
28g
Carbs
3g
Protein

Ingredients (8 portions)

Basic:

Salt (pinch) to taste
Sugar 0.75 cup
Apples (Average) 3 pc
Butter (plus for lubricating the mold.) 50 g
Vanillin 0.25 tsp
Eggs 2 pc
Baking powder 2 tsp
Semolina 1 cup
Kefir 1 cup

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to bake manna with apples? Measure out the required ingredients using a 250 ml glass. Take the butter out in advance so that it softens at room temperature. Kefir should not be cold either. The number of apples depends on the diameter of the pie; you will need 3-5 medium fruits.

Step 2

Step 2
Pour kefir over semolina and mix well. Leave for 1 hour for the cereal to swell.

Step 3

Step 3
Carefully separate the eggs into whites and yolks.

Step 4

Step 4
In a convenient bowl, combine sugar, yolks and soft butter.

Step 5

Step 5
Mix everything with a whisk until smooth and sugar dissolves.

Step 6

Step 6
Add semolina soaked in kefir to the resulting mass and stir.

Step 7

Step 7
Beat the whites with salt first at minimum mixer speed until soft peaks form. Then increase the speed and beat until a dense, stable protein foam forms.

Step 8

Step 8
Add baking powder and vanillin to the dough, mix.

Step 9

Step 9
Using a spatula, fold the egg whites into the batter using gentle upward movements.

Step 10

Step 10
The dough is liquid and fluffy due to the airiness of the whipped egg whites.

Step 11

Step 11
Wash the apples, dry them well, and remove seeds. If desired, the skin can also be cut off. Cut half the apples into slices or cubes.

Step 12

Step 12
Grease the mold with oil. Lay out the dough carefully. Scatter the sliced apples on top. During baking, the dough will rise noticeably and the apples will be inside the pie. Why not stir the apples into the dough right away? So as not to disturb the fluffy structure of the dough.

Step 13

Step 13
Bake the manna in an oven preheated to 180C for about 25 minutes. During this time, it is better not to open the oven so that the cake does not settle. When the surface of the pie has noticeably set and a visible crust appears, carefully remove the pan from the oven. Place the remaining sliced apples on the pie. Place the pan back in the oven.

Step 14

Step 14
Bake the manna until done, about 25 minutes more. I used a mold d=18 cm. You can take d=22 cm, then the cake will be smaller in height. Depending on this, the baking time will also be reduced. Let the finished pie cool and remove from the pan.

Step 15

Step 15
Bon appetit!

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