Shortcrust pastry baskets

Sand baskets with numerous filling options are not a difficult dessert to prepare, which can be assembled according to your own taste and based on the wishes of guests or household members. A larger amount of cottage cheese, berries or fruits will make the treat more healthy, and protein cream is a win-win option for a holiday treat or for a children's party.

Shortcrust pastry baskets with protein cream

Everyone's favorite shortbread baskets with egg white cream can be prepared at home. In this case, you should choose jam with a sour taste to neutralize the excessive sweetness of the baked goods.

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   How to make shortcrust pastry baskets at home? Beat the softened butter with granulated sugar, egg and yolk to form a fluffy mass.
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   Place sifted flour and a little soda into a container with the butter mixture, quickly knead the dough and divide it into pieces.
3. 
   Each piece is rolled out and placed in a mold, pricking along the entire perimeter. Bake the prepared baskets for 15 minutes at 180 degrees in the oven.
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   Heat water in a saucepan and beat egg whites, citric acid and sugar in a steam bath. Cook the mixture for about 15 minutes in a steam bath until thick, and then the cream cools and transfers it to a pastry bag.
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   Place a teaspoon of jam in each sand basket, and spread the cream on top using a pastry bag. The treat is served with tea or coffee.

Homemade sand baskets with filling

Tasty and aromatic baskets made of crispy shortcrust pastry with a sweet protein cream based on sugar syrup are loved by both adults and children. You can prepare such a delicacy at home quite simply, and not very experienced cooks can handle this recipe.

Cooking time: 40 min.

Cooking time: 15 min.

Servings – 8.

Ingredients:

• Wheat flour – 2.5 tbsp.
• Butter – 150 gr.
• Granulated sugar – 80 gr. +230 gr.
• Water – 100 ml
• Egg – 2 pcs.
• Full-fat sour cream – 2 tbsp.
• Fruit jam - to taste.
• Citric acid – 0.5 tsp.
• Soda – 0.5 tsp.
• Lemon juice or vinegar – 0.5 tsp.
• Salt – a pinch.

Cooking process:

1. In a deep container, mix softened butter, two yolks, a little salt and sour cream.

2. Gradually add flour to the mixture, as well as soda dissolved in lemon juice or vinegar. The dough is kneaded, divided into portions, rolled out and placed in molds for baking baskets. It is important to prick the dough around the perimeter to prevent it from puffing up.

3. Bake the baskets in the oven at 180 degrees for about 15 minutes.

4.Mix water and sugar in a saucepan to prepare the syrup; when it begins to thicken, add citric acid.

5. Separately, beat the whites until they turn into a strong foam. Carefully add sugar syrup little by little into the whipped protein mass and mix at high speed for about 5 more minutes so that the cream becomes as homogeneous as possible.

6. Place some jam in the baskets and spread the finished cream on top. Bon appetit!

How to bake shortbread baskets with fruit?

To prepare this dessert, take your favorite fresh fruits or berries and tender dried apricots with cream. The treat is tender, fresh and not too high in calories. These baskets can be served with hot drinks or with cold cocktails.

Cooking time: 55 min.

Cooking time: 15 min.

Servings – 6.

Ingredients:

For filling:

• Fresh fruits or berries - to taste.
• Dried apricots – 50 gr.
• Cream 33% fat – 100 ml
• Gelatin – 7 gr.
• Orange juice – 100 ml

For the test:

• Wheat flour – 1 tbsp.
• Sour cream – 3 tbsp.
• Yolk – 2 pcs.
• Salt – a pinch.
• Butter – 100 gr.
• Granulated sugar – 2 tbsp.

Cooking process:

1. Keep the butter in a warm room for a while until it becomes soft, and then chop it with flour and salt.

2. Add cold yolks and sour cream, as well as sugar, to the mixture. Everything is mixed well.

3. Cover the dough with film and put it in the refrigerator for half an hour.

4. Then roll out the dough, cut into portions and place each into a baking dish for baking baskets. Prick the pieces with a fork to prevent them from puffing up and bake for about 10 minutes at 200 degrees.

5. Grind dried apricots soaked in hot water into puree, mix with whipped cream until foamy.

6.Dissolve gelatin soaked in a glass of water in a water bath, add orange juice and bring to a boil, but do not boil.

7. Peel the fruits and sort the berries.

8. Place the creamy mixture with dried apricots at the bottom of each basket, distribute the berries on top and cover with a layer of jelly. Allow the dessert to set and serve chilled.

Delicious shortcrust pastry baskets with berries

An assortment of summer berries makes the dish especially vibrant in taste. Sugar should be added based on the sweetness of the berries themselves. To thicken the filling, it is preferable to use healthier corn starch.

Cooking time: 1 hour 45 minutes.

Cooking time: 15 min.

Servings – 6.

Ingredients:

• Cherry – 100 gr.
• Strawberries – 100 gr.
• Gooseberries – 100 gr.
• Black currant – 100 gr.
• Egg – 1 pc.
• Corn starch – 45 gr.
• Wheat flour – 200 gr.
• Granulated sugar – 90 gr.
• Butter – 100 gr.
• Salt – ¼ tsp.
• Powdered sugar - to taste.
• Fresh mint - for decoration.

Cooking process:

1. Pre-sifted flour is mixed with salt and diced butter. The mass is chopped with a knife to form large crumbs.

2. Beat the egg separately with a tablespoon of ice water and add it to the butter-flour mixture. Mix everything quickly, cover the dough with film and put it in the refrigerator for 60 minutes.

3. Roll out the dough to a thickness of 3 mm, cut out circles that fit the diameter of the basket molds, place the pieces in them and prick them with a fork so that they do not swell during the baking process. The molds with the dough are kept in the refrigerator for another 10 minutes, and then placed in the oven for 10 minutes at 170 degrees.

4. Mix the berries in a saucepan, add sugar and starch and cook until the mass thickens.Check the filling for sufficient sweetness, sweeten if necessary.

5. Place the filling into the cooled shortbread baskets and put them in the oven for another 8 minutes. The finished products are sprinkled with powdered sugar on top and decorated with mint leaves and fresh berries.

Homemade shortbread baskets with curd cream

Shortbread dough goes well with delicate curd cream, fresh berries and berry jam. The baked goods are bright and healthy for summer.

Cooking time: 1 hour 5 minutes.

Cooking time: 15 min.

Servings – 10.

Ingredients:

For the test:

• Wheat flour – 250 gr.
• Butter – 125 gr.
• Granulated sugar – 2 tbsp.
• Vanilla sugar – 1 tsp.
• Salt – 0.5 tsp.
• Baking powder – 0.5 tsp.
• Egg – 1 pc.

For filling:

• Berry jam – 2 tbsp. l.
• Cottage cheese – 350 gr.
• Granulated sugar – 3 tbsp.
• Sour cream – 2 tbsp.
• Corn starch – 1 tsp.
• Berries – 150 gr.
• Fresh mint - for decoration.

Cooking process:

1. In a deep bowl, mix the dry ingredients for the dough - two types of sugar, flour, baking powder and salt.

2. Chop the butter into small pieces with a knife and grind into crumbs with the dry mixture.

3. Add the egg and quickly knead the dough. It is important to mix the ingredients quickly so that the shortbread dough does not turn out rough and tough. Wrap the dough in film and place in the cold for half an hour.

4. Roll out the dough to a thickness of 3 mm, then cut it into circles suitable in size for baking baskets, distribute the pieces over them, make light pricks with a fork so that it does not rise during the cooking process. The semi-finished product is placed in the freezer for 15 minutes, and then the products are immediately baked in a hot oven for 15 minutes at 180 degrees.

5.To prepare the cream, you need to beat the fat cottage cheese, sour cream, starch and granulated sugar in a blender.

6. Place a little jam on the bottom of each cooled basket, spread the curd cream on top and place the cakes in the oven for another 20 minutes until they acquire a golden brown hue. When the baskets have cooled completely, they are decorated with fresh berries and mint leaves. Enjoy!

A simple and delicious recipe for shortbread baskets with jelly

Berry jelly with fresh strawberries in a shortbread basket is a healthy and tasty treat for tea that even an inexperienced housewife can prepare. The dessert is prepared quickly enough and served chilled.

Cooking time: 1 hour 15 minutes.

Cooking time: 15 min.

Servings – 6.

Ingredients:

For the test:

• Butter – 100 gr.
• Wheat flour – 1 tbsp.
• Granulated sugar – 2 tbsp.
• Salt – a pinch.
• Vanillin – a pinch.
• Yolk – 1 pc.

For filling:

• Fresh strawberries – 200 gr.
• Berry jelly – 1 sachet.

Cooking process:

1. Sift the flour into a deep bowl, add other bulk ingredients - salt, sugar and vanillin, and then add the chopped butter. Everything is ground into fine oil crumbs.

2. Add the yolk to the mass, mix well and quickly and put the dough in the refrigerator, covered with film, for 15 minutes.

3. The dough is divided into 6 parts, each is rolled out and distributed into baking molds. You can prick the dough with a fork or put bulk products - beans or peas - in the middle of each mold so that the basket forms when baking under a load. Keep in a hot oven until cooked - 15 minutes.

4. Wash the strawberries, dry them and cut large berries into pieces.

5. Boil water in a saucepan, let it cool a little and carefully add the contents of the jelly bag into it.Mix well and let cool to room temperature, but do not let it harden.

6. Distribute the jelly mass that has not yet hardened into the prepared baskets, lay out the strawberry pieces, fill them again with a layer of jelly and leave in the refrigerator until completely hardened. Serve the baskets with berries and jelly chilled.

Shortcrust pastry baskets with protein custard

Original sand baskets with protein mushrooms and baked caps are a favorite delicacy for children and adults. You can add various dyes to the cream to make the dessert even more vibrant and appetizing.

Cooking time: 1 hour 15 minutes.

Cooking time: 15 min.

Servings – 9.

Ingredients:

For the test:

• Wheat flour – 170 gr.
• Butter – 100 gr.
• Granulated sugar – 50 gr.
• Yolk – 1 pc.
• Salt – a pinch.
• Baking powder – 1/3 tsp.
• Berry or fruit jam - to taste.

For cream:

• Protein – 2 pcs.
• Granulated sugar – 180 gr.
• Water – 30 gr.
• Citric acid - on the tip of the knife.

Cooking process:

1. Grind the softened butter with sugar until the sweet grains disappear. Then add the yolk to the mixture.

2. Mix the dry ingredients of the dough separately and add gradually to the butter mixture until everything comes together into a smooth dough. It is wrapped in film and kept in the refrigerator for about half an hour.

3. Then the dough is divided into portions, each is rolled out and carefully distributed into molds for baking baskets. A load in the form of beans or peas is poured into the middle so that the baskets do not swell during baking. In addition, from part of the dough, make caps for future protein mushrooms to decorate the cakes.

4. Bake the pieces at 190 degrees for 15 minutes and cool.

5. Put jam in each basket.

6.Mix water and sugar in a saucepan, add lemon and prepare sugar syrup.

7. Beat the whites into a stable airy mass and carefully, little by little, add the syrup into the white mass. Continue whipping the cream until it becomes thick and homogeneous.

8. Place cream in each basket, form a mushroom and place a dough cap on top. Refrigerate the cakes for an hour and serve. Bon appetit!

How to make delicious shortbread baskets with cherries?

This original, slightly sour dessert will appeal to those who prefer not too sugary and healthy delicacies. It is better to pit cherries in advance; you can also use frozen berries.

Cooking time: 45 min.

Cooking time: 15 min.

Servings – 9.

Ingredients:

• Egg – 2 pcs.
• Granulated sugar – 2 tbsp.
• Margarine – 200 gr.
• Wheat flour – 400 gr.
• Cherry – 600 gr.
• Corn starch – 2 tbsp.

Cooking process:

1. Beat eggs with sugar, add softened margarine and sifted flour.

2. Quickly knead the dough and leave it in the cold for half an hour under cling film.

3. Lightly squeeze the cherries, sprinkle with 1 tbsp. sugar and starch and cook with constant stirring over low heat for about 10 minutes until the mass thickens slightly.

4. Thin layers of dough are laid out in baking pans, carefully spreading it with your fingers. The baskets need to be cooked in the oven for 20 minutes at a temperature no higher than 180 degrees.

5. The cherries are placed in cooled shortbread preparations and poured over with the remaining cherry syrup. Let them cool and serve. Enjoy!