Quick dough on kefir and vegetable oil. Fritters on sour kefir

Imagine, but there was a time when people never tried kefir and did not know what kind of thing it was, but only heard that somewhere they invented such a drink that saves from many ailments. And it was, by the way, not so long ago, in the XIX century.

Now every person is absolutely accustomed to such a product, most of us cannot imagine our life without kefir. But, by the way, in the same China, even now, local residents do not eat it, and it is extremely difficult to buy it in an ordinary supermarket.

And very in vain, because oh useful properties this product can be talked about for hours: not only does it have a beneficial effect on hair growth and strength, skin and nail health, it also soothes nervous system, favorably affects the cardiovascular system, and is also a kind of "elixir of youth" for the fair sex.

And this is just the minimum that kefir can boast of. Another indisputable positive feature of such a dairy product is that it is able to play a wonderful duet with flour, after which our stomachs will enjoy soft, tasty and airy desserts.

Many people ask what can be prepared from kefir or sour milk, indeed, you can’t cook soup with it and you can’t crush mashed potatoes. But what an incredible pastry it turns out, you will lick your fingers!

In addition, the whole process of preparing such yummy will not take much time, and it will not require special culinary skills, everything is primitive and simple.

The difference between baking on kefir and the usual one is very bright, because the dough in its consistency is quite dense and elastic, and after baking it itself resembles both in taste and in appearance.

And mind you, preparing a biscuit for an inexperienced hostess is quite difficult, but kefir dough is a piece of cake!

In such a dessert, in a light, you can add various fillers, for example, from fresh berries or fruits - strawberries, raspberries, currants, peaches, plums or apricots, frozen or canned options are also suitable, depending on the season, of course.

By the way, the most useful one is cooked on your own, for this, however, you will have to purchase a special leaven, which, with its content of kefir fungi, causes lactic acid fermentation.

Such kefir will definitely be able to boast of its incredible range of useful substances and vitamins, it is probably a pity to add such kefir to baking! Well, okay, let's get down to business.

Kefir Recipes

Kefir donuts

Lightweight and quick recipe, according to which you can cook both independent donuts, sprinkling them with powdered sugar, or add any filling: meat, sweet or vegetable. For cooking you will need:

40 g of sugar;
500 g of kefir;
2 eggs;
2 cups flour (small);
vegetable oil, .

We mix the prepared sugar and kefir, then add the eggs, a couple of tablespoons of vegetable oil and mix everything thoroughly. Now add a teaspoon of slaked soda and take on the flour.

The main thing to remember is that the dough should turn out to be quite thick, flour is different, just like kefir, so stir slowly so as not to overdo it.

Knead the whole mixture well, after which we let the dough brew a little so that the flour swells. And what is most surprising, from such a steep dough, very soft and airy donuts are usually obtained. We preheat the oven, grease the baking sheet with vegetable oil, after which we form and lay out our donuts. If you are cooking with stuffing, then it's time to arrange it inside our future buns. Bake at 180° for about 20 minutes.

chocolate cake

To prepare such an incredibly delicious dessert, we need:

300 g of kefir;
200 g of sugar;
200 g butter;
50 g cocoa powder;
0.5 cups of flour;
salt, soda, water.
2 eggs

To begin with, we enrich flour and cocoa powder with oxygen, for this we sift them through a sieve, sift 2 teaspoons of soda and a pinch of salt there. Then we set the oven to heat up to 180 °.

At this time, in a separate large bowl, beat the butter and sugar with a mixer (remove the butter from the refrigerator beforehand so that it softens a little). Beat everything until light and fluffy, then beat in the eggs one at a time.

Now gradually add the flour mixture and pour in the kefir, everything is kneaded until all the dry ingredients are completely wet. Then pour a glass of boiling water and beat the mixture for another minute.

We take a baking sheet, grease it with oil and pour the whipped mass into it, after which we bake the cake for 30-40 minutes until it is completely ready. Readiness is checked with a toothpick, if it is inserted into the center of the cake, it comes out dry, then the cake is ready. Let it cool down and serve it to the table.

Manna

It often happens that kefir in the refrigerator has stagnated and no one will drink it, since its expiration date has long passed. What to do, it's a pity to throw it away. Do not be sad, you can cook from expired, but most importantly, not completely missing kefir, if its smell and color are quite normal, then go ahead, it fits perfectly for cooking. You will need (glass - 200 ml):

1 glass of kefir;
1 glass of semolina;
1 cup of sugar;
1 glass of flour;
1-2 eggs;
soda.

We sift the flour and semolina, after which we set aside the flour, and mix the kefir with semolina well, beat in the eggs and again mix everything thoroughly. Now let the dough stand for about 30-40 minutes, after which we add soda and flour, mix. The dough, by the way, should not turn out very thick. Almost everything is ready - we heat the oven, grease the baking sheet with oil, sprinkle with semolina and send it to bake at 180-190 ° for about 40 minutes.

Desserts and kefir cocktails

Fruit cocktail with cottage cheese and kefir

It's quick and easy to prepare, and delights not only children, but also adults! We will need:

1 glass of kefir;
2-3 apricots or 1 peach;
100 g of cottage cheese;
40 g of sugar (to taste, some more, some less);
vanilla.

We need a blender, with it we beat half the fruit and cottage cheese, everything should turn into a homogeneous mass. Now add kefir to the general mixture, gradually add sugar and vanilla, beat everything until the sugar dissolves and a small foam appears. It remains to decorate everything - with pieces of apricot or peach, you can sprinkle with sugar or powdered sugar.

Kefir jelly with jam

To prepare such an unusual dessert, you will need:

40 g of sugar;
2 tbsp. l. jam (any);
2 tbsp. l. gelatin;
2 cups of kefir;
vanilla.

Pre-soak gelatin in cold water, wait until it swells (about 1 hour). At this time, beat the kefir with sugar. After the time has elapsed, heat the gelatin, bring to a boil and stir lightly to completely dissolve.

After that, mix gelatin and kefir, knead everything thoroughly, pour into molds. We send it to the refrigerator until completely solidified. When serving, decorate the molds with jam on top. Bon appetit!

Sour kefir? Do not rush to throw it away! Plyushkin has an excellent recipe for this case - pancakes on sour kefir, they will turn out even more magnificent and tastier than fresh. And all because the acid, when interacting with soda, raises the dough well, fritters on sour kefir will be lush, airy, with a pleasant sourness. You will love them right away, pancakes on sour kefir will appeal to you! You can add fruits, berries, raisins, spices, cottage cheese and much more to them. The problem will be solved, and you will have a practical recipe for sour kefir fritters, which will come in handy more than once.

Ingredients

To bake pancakes from expired kefir, we need:

wheat flour - 280 g;
egg - 1 pc;
thick sour kefir - 1 cup;
granulated sugar - 2 tbsp. l;
salt - a third of a tsp;
soda - 0.5 tsp + vinegar 1 tbsp. l;
refined sunflower oil for frying.

How to cook pancakes on sour kefir

Whisk the egg with a whisk or fork until the egg white and yolk are combined. Pour into kefir, preheated to a warm temperature.

Advice. When heating kefir in the microwave, set the power to medium. On the stove, heat over low heat, stirring constantly so that it does not overheat near the walls and does not curl up.

Add sugar and salt, stir. You can increase the amount of sugar, I make pancakes on sour kefir almost unsweetened, so that it would be delicious with any additives. For flavor, I advise you to add vanilla sugar, vanillin or cinnamon.

Sift the flour into the kefir mixture, adding in parts. The amount may vary, depending on the fat content and density of kefir, the quality of the flour, its moisture content and other factors.

Stirring a homogeneous dough, we focus on its consistency: the density should be such that the whisk leaves noticeable traces, and they do not immediately disappear, but slowly drag on. Fluffy pancakes on sour kefir will not work from batter, the thicker the flour mixture, the better the pancakes will rise when frying.

We extinguish soda by pouring table or apple cider vinegar into the powder.

After adding soda, the dough will not be so dense, it will be viscous, viscous, resembling very thick sour cream.

Heat a frying pan with oil over medium heat. We spread the cakes at a distance and fry until a blush appears on the underside. The top will gradually become matte, bubbles will appear, and then holes - it's time to turn over.

Advice. Use refined oil for frying, unrefined oil will be bitter.

I managed to turn the pancakes over with two forks: I slip one under the bottom, the second I hold on top so that it does not slip off. Quickly flip over and fry the other side. Pancakes from sour kefir are fried quickly, on each side for two to three minutes. After removing one batch, lay out the next.

Ready pancakes on sour kefir will be golden-ruddy, lush. In order not to cool down, cover with something, for example, an inverted bowl. If you didn’t calculate with oil and sour kefir pancakes turned out to be greasy, oily, put a napkin or paper towel on a plate to remove excess fat.

We get sour cream from the refrigerator, honey from the pantry, jars of jam. I most of all respect pancakes on sour kefir with sour cream - I beat sour cream with sugar with a fork and pour pancakes over. Good luck and delicious pancakes to you! Your plush.

If kefir has stagnated in the refrigerator, do not rush to throw it away right away, because this product can be used to make lush and mouth-watering pancakes! By quickly mixing simple ingredients and performing a few elementary culinary steps, we will prepare a delicious dessert for the whole family.

Fritters from sour kefir are no different from ordinary ones - an expired fermented milk product does not spoil the taste of the dish at all! And many chefs even believe that pancakes are much better with sour kefir. Try to cook and evaluate the result yourself! We are sure that you will like pancakes on sour kefir!

Ingredients:

sour kefir - 250 ml;
egg - 1 pc.;
sugar - 2 tbsp. spoons (or to taste);
vanilla sugar - 10 g;
salt - a pinch;
baking soda - ½ teaspoon;
flour - about 200 g;
vegetable oil - 4-5 tbsp. spoons.

How to make pancakes on sour kefir

Granulated sugar, the dosage of which can be safely varied, quickly beat with a large egg. Throw a pinch of salt, add vanilla sugar to enhance the taste. We vigorously work with a whisk, combining protein and yolk, as well as dissolving sugar grains.
Pour in the sour kefir, preheating it in the microwave. The fermented milk product should be warm, but not hot!
Partially add the sifted flour mixed with soda.
We knead a viscous, moderately dense dough, reminiscent of sour cream. The dosage of flour can vary - a lot depends on its quality, as well as on the fat content of the kefir used, so we focus on the consistency of the flour mass. The thicker the dough, the higher our pancakes from sour kefir will rise when frying.
We heat the pan with refined oil. Spread the dough in the form of cakes with a spoon. Fry over moderate heat until golden brown on the underside.
Using a spatula, turn the cakes over to the other side. Again, we are waiting for the appearance of "tanning". Then we form the next batch and so on until the dough runs out.
If the pancakes are too oily, blot them with paper towels. Serve with sour cream, jams or any other additions. For a sweet tooth, you can sprinkle ready-made pancakes on sour kefir with sifted sweet powder. Do not forget to complement the dessert with tea or other drinks.

Sour kefir pancakes are completely ready! Bon appetit!