Baking with kefir

Having a bottle of kefir in the refrigerator, you can easily pamper yourself and the whole family with simple and very tasty pastries, which even a schoolchild can handle, especially if you follow the step-by-step photos presented in the detailed recipes. Delicate soft biscuits go well with a variety of fresh fruits and candied fruits, and their unobtrusive and subtle taste will brighten up any tea party!

Kefir baked goods with apples for tea

When guests are on the doorstep and there is nothing to treat them with, we prepare an incredibly tasty and simple pie in just one hour. This recipe is suitable for those who do not like to stand at the stove for a long time! The finished baked goods have a rich apple aroma and juicy filling.

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   How to whip up baked goods with kefir in the oven? For speed of action, we lay out all the necessary products on the work surface.
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   In a plate with high sides, combine the following ingredients: eggs, sugar, salt, butter (melted), kefir and vanillin.
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   Add sifted flour and baking soda to the resulting mixture and stir until smooth.
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   The finished dough should have a smooth consistency without a single lump.
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   Peel and seed a few apples and cut them into medium-thick slices.
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   Grease a baking dish with a small amount of oil and pour out ½ of the dough.
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   Place fruit on top of the base (you can sprinkle it with sugar if desired) and pour in the rest of the creamy flour mixture.
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   Bake for 40 minutes at 180 degrees.
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   Sprinkle the finished baked goods with powdered sugar and serve. Bon appetit!

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Jellied pie with cabbage on kefir in the oven

For everyone who doesn’t like to bother with dough, there is a very simple and quick solution that is suitable for pies with all kinds of fillings: be it fish, meat or potatoes, but today we will talk about jellied pie with a juicy filling of cabbage, eggs and greens with kefir-based dough.

Cooking time – 1 hour 5 minutes

Cooking time – 25 min.

Portions – 6.

Ingredients:

For the test:

• Flour – 1.5 tbsp.
• Kefir – 1 tbsp.
• Eggs – 2 pcs.
• Sunflower oil – 2 tbsp.
• Soda – 1 pinch.
• Salt - to taste.

For filling:

• Cabbage – 500 gr.
• Eggs – 2 pcs.
• Dill – 1 bunch.
• Sunflower oil – 6 tbsp.
• Salt - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. We start cooking by preparing the filling: finely chop half a kilogram of white cabbage using a sharp knife.

Step 2. Heat six tablespoons of oil in a frying pan and begin to fry the cabbage straws.

Step 3. Stirring occasionally, simmer until done.

Step 4.A few minutes before removing the cabbage from the heat, add two eggs, a bunch of chopped dill and salt to taste to the pan - mix thoroughly to distribute the eggs and spices evenly.

Step 5. Let's do the dough. In a separate bowl, mix eggs with salt and sunflower oil.

Step 6. Add a little soda to a glass of kefir and stir.

Step 7. Combine kefir with the egg mixture.

Step 8. Pour the sifted flour into the resulting mass and knead a thick dough, the consistency of which is reminiscent of rich sour cream.

Step 9. Grease the baking dish with a thin layer of oil and pour out a little less than half of the total volume of dough.

Step 10. Place cabbage filling on top.

Step 11. Pour in the remaining dough and level it with a silicone spatula.

Step 12. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.

Step 13. Bake the fragrant pie for about 40 minutes.

Step 14. Let the baked goods cool slightly and cut into portions. Bon appetit!

Lush manna with kefir in the oven

The sweet and unobtrusive taste of homemade manna is probably familiar to almost everyone since childhood. A simple kefir-based dough will help prepare a pie for tea even for those who are not particularly “friendly” with baking.

Cooking time – 1 hour 05 minutes

Cooking time - 15 minutes.

Portions – 8.

Ingredients:

• Kefir – 2 tbsp.
• Semolina – 2 tbsp.
• Granulated sugar – 1 tbsp.
• Butter – 100 gr.
• Eggs – 2 pcs.
• Vanillin – 1 tsp.
• Baking powder – 10 g.
• Salt – 1 pinch.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Combine kefir and semolina in a bowl, stir and leave to swell for about 10 minutes.

Step 2. Place a piece of softened butter, granulated sugar and vanillin in a separate bowl - mix thoroughly.

Step 3. Beat two eggs into the resulting mass and grind the ingredients.

Step 4. Add a pinch of salt and 10 grams of baking powder and stir again.

Step 5. In one plate, mix the butter and kefir mixture.

Step 6. Once again, thoroughly knead the homogeneous dough.

Step 7. Pour the liquid mass into a baking dish about 23 centimeters in diameter.

Step 8. Cook the pie at 180 degrees for 35-40 minutes, depending on the power of your oven.

Step 9. Before serving, sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired. Bon appetit!

Charlotte with kefir in the oven - a classic recipe

Let's prepare a classic apple pie - charlotte from the simplest ingredients: flour, kefir and granulated sugar. For a richer aroma and taste, we will use fragrant spices such as cinnamon and vanillin.

Cooking time – 60 min.

Cooking time - 10 min.

Portions – 8.

Ingredients:

• Flour – 1.5-2 tbsp.
• Kefir – 1 tbsp.
• Granulated sugar – 6 tbsp.
• Soda – 1 tsp.
• Eggs – 2 pcs.
• Butter – 120 gr.
• Apples – 4-5 pcs.
• Vanillin - to taste.
• Cinnamon - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. For your own convenience and speed of action, place all the products listed on the work surface.

Step 2. Heat a glass of kefir of any fat content to a temperature of 36 degrees and mix with soda.

Step 3. Also pour 120 grams of melted butter into the kefir mixture (it’s most convenient to do this in the microwave).

Step 4. Beat two eggs into the same bowl.

Step 5. Add granulated sugar.

Step 6. Add sifted flour and knead the dough.

Step 7. Grease the baking dish with oil and sprinkle with a small amount of flour - pour in the wheat-kefir base, about 2/3 of it.

Step 8. Distribute diced apples on top.

Step 9Fill the filling with the remaining dough and place in the oven for 45-50 minutes at 170 degrees.

Step 10. Cool the finished charlotte slightly in the mold and only then take it out and cut it. Enjoy your tea!

A simple and delicious kefir cake in the oven

There is nothing tastier and more aromatic than homemade cakes, which can easily brighten up and diversify any tea party! Let's prepare a cake with cocoa that is tender and moist inside, with a thick kefir-based crust on the outside.

Cooking time – 60 min.

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Portions – 6.

Ingredients:

• Granulated sugar – 180 gr.
• Butter – 100 gr.
• Eggs – 2 pcs.
• Kefir – 120 ml.
• Soda – ½ tsp.
• Vinegar – 1 tbsp.
• Flour – 200 gr.
• Cocoa powder – 1 tbsp.
• Vanilla sugar – 1 packet.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Melt a piece of butter in a microwave oven or in a water bath.

Step 2. In a deep bowl, combine butter and granulated sugar.

Step 3. Break two eggs there and mix thoroughly using a mixer.

Step 4. Now add kefir, flour, vanilla sugar, soda and vinegar (directly into the plate) and knead the dough.

Step 5. Divide the resulting mass into two equal parts and add cocoa to one of them and stir until smooth.

Step 6. Line the mold with a sheet of parchment paper and begin pouring two types of dough at the same time, starting from one side.

Step 7. Bake the cake at 200 degrees for 40 minutes. Remove the baked goods from the pan while hot and cool on a wire rack until warm.

Step 8. Brew coffee or tea and serve the cupcake. Bon appetit!

How to bake kefir pies at home?

Yeast pies with a juicy cherry filling on airy dough are incredibly tasty and aromatic.This treat is perfect for a hearty breakfast or a full-fledged snack, which is very convenient to take with you to work or school.

Cooking time – 1 hour 30 minutes

Cooking time - 15 minutes.

Portions – 7.

Ingredients:

For the test:

• Kefir – ½ tbsp.
• Egg – 1 pc.
• Salt – 1 pinch.
• Granulated sugar – 2 tbsp.
• Butter – 50 gr.
• Flour – 2 tbsp.
• Yeast (dry) – ½ tsp.

For filling:

• Cherry – 200 gr.
• Granulated sugar – 100 gr.

Additionally:

• Sunflower oil – 1 tsp.
• Water – 40 ml.
• Granulated sugar – 2 tbsp.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Lightly heat the kefir and pour it into a deep plate, add yeast, granulated sugar and a little salt.

Step 2. Mix thoroughly and add two tablespoons of sifted flour.

Step 3. Stir again and pour in the beaten egg separately.

Step 4. Next, add pre-melted and cooled butter to the kefir mass.

Step 5. Add the rest of the flour.

Step 6. With dry hands, knead a soft and elastic dough.

Step 7. Cover the flour mixture with cling film or a towel and put it in a warm place for 40 minutes.

Step 8. Divide the risen dough into pieces of the same size and form into balls.

Step 9. Lightly press each piece onto the table and lay out the pitted cherries and lightly sprinkle with granulated sugar.

Step 10. Using wet fingers, pinch the edges tightly.

Step 11. Grease a baking sheet with sunflower oil and lay out the pies, seam side down.

Step 12. Bake small buns at 190 degrees for 20-30 minutes. After the time has passed, coat each pie with a solution of 40 milliliters of water and two tablespoons of sugar.

Step 13. Transfer the yeast pies with cherries onto a baking sheet, cool and begin tasting. Bon appetit!

Soft kefir cookies in a hurry

Did you know that the secret to moist and soft cookies, which can be easily prepared at home, without any special equipment, is the addition of kefir. It is this component that allows you to prepare incredibly soft and airy dough.

Cooking time – 60 min.

Cooking time - 30 min.

Portions – 8.

Ingredients:

• Flour – 2 tbsp.
• Kefir – 120 ml.
• Eggs – 2 pcs.
• Butter (melted) – 130 gr.
• Granulated sugar – 1 tbsp.
• Salt – ½ tsp.
• Baking powder – 1 tsp.
• Vanillin - to taste.
• Sunflower seeds - to taste.
• Cinnamon - to taste.
• Butter - for greasing.

Cooking process:

Step 1. In a deep bowl, combine sugar, eggs, baking powder, cinnamon and vanillin.

Step 2. Lightly beat the ingredients until a light foam forms, then pour in kefir at room temperature.

Step 3. Then, add 130 milliliters of melted butter.

Step 4. Sift the flour.

Step 5. Gradually add flour to the kefir-cream mass and knead the elastic dough.

Step 6. Form a ball, put it in a plastic bag and send the dough to the refrigerator.

Step 7. After 15-20 minutes, remove the dough from the cold and roll it into a layer about 1 centimeter thick. Using a special mold or glass, cut out the blanks.

Step 8. Transfer the cookies to a baking sheet previously lined with parchment and greased with butter. Sprinkle each piece with a small amount of seeds on top.

Step 9. Bake the treat at 190 degrees until an appetizing golden brown color forms. Typically this process takes about half an hour.

Step 10. Cool the incredibly delicious cookies and start drinking tea. Bon appetit!

Delicious Zebra pie with kefir

Don't know how to surprise your family or guests? We are definitely preparing a simple and quick, but very effective pie under the exotic name “zebra” with chocolate icing, and it was given for a reason, but thanks to the two main colors present in the baked goods.

Cooking time – 50 min.

Cooking time - 10 min.

Portions – 8.

Ingredients:

• Flour – 280 gr.
• Eggs – 3 pcs.
• Granulated sugar – 160 gr.
• Kefir – 150 ml.
• Sunflower oil – 110 ml.
• Cocoa powder – 2 tbsp.
• Vanillin – 2 gr.
• Soda – 1 tsp.
• Dark chocolate – 70 gr.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Sift wheat flour and soda into a plate with high sides.Step 2. In another bowl, mix eggs, kefir, vanillin, granulated sugar and vegetable oil.

Step 3. Mix the ingredients until smooth using a whisk.

Step 4. Mix dry and liquid ingredients and stir.

Step 5. Divide the dough in half and add cocoa to one part.

Step 6. In a baking dish with removable sides, place two tablespoons of “chocolate” dough in the center.

Step 7. Place two spoons of light dough on top and thus, alternating colors, completely fill the form.

Step 8. Using a wooden skewer, draw strips from the middle to the edges, forming a pattern.

Step 9. Bake the zebra for 35-40 minutes at 180 degrees.

Step 10. Grease the finished treat with melted dark chocolate and enjoy. Bon appetit!

Lush sponge cake with kefir in the oven

From a properly baked sponge cake, you can easily prepare a huge number of desserts, for example, soaked cakes or trifles, or serve as an independent treat in the form of a pie, sprinkled with powdered sugar.And to ensure that your treat is a success, we recommend that you strictly follow the detailed recipe with step-by-step photos.

Cooking time – 60 min.

Cooking time - 15 minutes.

Portions – 6-8.

Ingredients:

• Eggs – 2 pcs.
• Kefir – 250 ml.
• Granulated sugar – 1 tbsp.
• Flour – 1.5 tbsp.
• Baking powder – ½ tsp.
• Soda – ½ tsp.
• Butter – 10-15 g.
• Salt – 1 pinch.
• Vanillin – 2 gr.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Beat eggs at room temperature into a deep bowl.

Step 2. Beat the eggs with a mixer until they increase in volume and foam appears.

Step 3. At the moment when the mass acquires a light shade, we begin to introduce granulated sugar in a thin stream (without stopping the mixer), also add a little salt and vanillin.

Step 4. Sift the flour with soda and baking powder and begin mixing at minimum speed of the mixer.

Step 5. Or stir the ingredients with a whisk so that the bulk ingredients do not scatter to the sides.

Step 6. Next, pour room temperature kefir into the egg mixture.

Step 7. Now gradually combine the dry and liquid components of the biscuit and knead the dough.

Step 8. Knead the mixture until smooth and pour into the mold. It is important to prepare the dishes in advance: grease the walls with butter, sprinkle with flour and shake off the excess, so the sponge cake will rise well.

Step 9. Bake the treat at 180 degrees for 30-40 minutes, depending on the power of your oven.

Step 10. After the time has passed, check the cakes for readiness using a toothpick or wooden skewer. Bon appetit!

Homemade kefir gingerbread in the oven

When you want something tasty for tea or coffee, but running to the store is not an option, there is a very simple and budget-friendly solution! From the simplest ingredients that everyone has in the house, prepare an incredibly tasty and aromatic gingerbread, with the addition of red currants and jam.

Cooking time – 55 min.

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Portions – 7.

Ingredients:

• Jam/jelly – 250 ml.
• Kefir – 1 tbsp.
• Soda – 1 tsp.
• Eggs – 2 pcs.
• Granulated sugar – ½ tbsp.
• Red currants – ½ tbsp.
• Flour – 2 tbsp.
• Starch – 1 tbsp.
• Cardamom (ground) – 1 tsp.
• Anise – 1 tsp.
• Cinnamon – 1 tsp.
• Sunflower oil/butter – 10 gr.

Cooking process:

Step 1. We start cooking by mixing jam and soda in a bowl with high sides - mix thoroughly until the reaction begins and the mass begins to bubble.

Step 2. Next, add granulated sugar if the jam is not sweet enough.

Step 3. Add cinnamon, anise and cardamom to the sweet mass, add kefir.

Step 4. Beat the eggs into the same plate and thoroughly mix all the ingredients with a mixer for 3-4 minutes.

Step 5. Then we begin to gradually add flour and by the time the masa becomes thick enough, change the mixer to a spatula and knead until smooth.

Step 6. Roll the berries in starch.

Step 7. Pour the currants into a homogeneous dough and mix gently.

Step 8. Grease the baking dish with oil and pour in the wheat-kefir mixture.

Step 9. Bake the gingerbread for 40-50 minutes at 180 degrees. Bon appetit!