Curd-Filled Festive Pie

The perfect treat for a family tea party! Everyone will appreciate it! The pie with curd filling turns out aromatic and very tasty. Bright candied fruits give it an elegant, festive look. Instead, you can add prunes, dried apricots or nuts to the filling.
cook time: 1h 30 min
Logan Winslow
Curd-Filled Festive Pie

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

234
Calories
8g
Fat
31g
Carbs
8g
Protein

Ingredients (6 portions)

Dough:

Kefir 200 ml
Wheat flour 200 g
Sugar 100 g
Eggs 2 pc
Sunflower oil 2 tbsp
Soda 0.5 tsp

Filling:

Sugar 3 tbsp
Eggs 1 pc
Cottage cheese 250 g
Candied fruit 100 g
Sour cream 2 tbsp
Starch 1 tsp
Vanillin 1 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to bake a pie with curd filling in the oven? Prepare all the necessary ingredients for the dough.

Step 2

Step 2
Wash the eggs in running water and food grade soap to remove any dirt. Place them in a large, convenient bowl and beat with sugar until fluffy using a mixer.

Step 3

Step 3
Pour in kefir, add soda dissolved in vinegar and sunflower oil. Whisk again. You will learn about the nuances of using soda in baking in a separate article. There is a link to it at the end of this recipe.

Step 4

Step 4
Sift the flour and add it to the dough in parts. Beat with a mixer at low speed. You may need a little less or more flour, depending on the consistency of the dough. Read more about the properties of flour at the end of the recipe.

Step 5

Step 5
You should get a viscous, homogeneous dough.

Step 6

Step 6
How to make pie filling? Prepare all the ingredients needed for the filling. You will learn how to choose the right cottage cheese by reading the articles at the end of this recipe.

Step 7

Step 7
If your cottage cheese is dry and grainy, then first rub it through a sieve and punch it with a submersible blender. In a separate bowl, mix cottage cheese with sugar, sour cream and egg. Grind everything until smooth. Add vanillin at the tip of a knife and starch, stir everything again.

Step 8

Step 8
Add the candied fruit (reserve a little for sprinkling on top of the pie) and stir again. You don’t have to add candied fruits, but they really make it tastier.

Step 9

Step 9
Place the dough in a greased baking dish.

Step 10

Step 10
Carefully pour the filling into the middle.

Step 11

Step 11
Sprinkle the previously set aside candied fruits on top of the filling. Place the pan in an oven preheated to 180°C and bake for about 40 minutes. The times are approximate, be guided by the operating characteristics of your stove. Read more about how ovens work in a separate article at the end of this recipe. Remove the simple open-faced pie with curd filling from the oven, let it cool and serve.

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