Sour Cream Cake with Berries
Description
The recipe won't take much time. Making a sour cream cake with berries is very simple, the main thing is the desire! Any berries you have on hand will work for this pie. Follow the step‑by‑step instructions and cook with pleasure. Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the necessary ingredients.
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Step 2
Sift the flour into the mixing bowl and add the yeast.
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Step 3
Add salt and 50 grams of sugar.
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Step 4
Stir the dry mixture.
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Step 5
Pour in warm milk, beat in the egg, and add melted butter.
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Step 6
With a mixer or by hand, knead a soft, elastic dough. Knead for a sufficiently long time, about 5–7 minutes with a mixer, to develop the gluten well. Cover the dough with plastic film and let it ferment for 1.5 hours.
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Step 7
Prepare a baking pan with a diameter of 28–30 cm. Grease it with butter and dust with flour.
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Step 8
Roll out the dough into a sheet, the diameter of the circle should be 4 cm larger than the diameter of the pan. Cut out a circle the size of the bottom of the baking pan, using improvised materials such as a lid.
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Step 9
Divide the remaining strips of dough in half.
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Step 10
Cut the strips lengthwise.
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Step 11
Intertwine the strips into braids.
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Step 12
Place the dough circle on the bottom of the pan, lightly brush the edge of the dough with water.
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Step 13
Place the dough strands around the circumference, seal the dough seams, trim any excess dough, cover with plastic wrap, and let rise for 30 minutes.
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Step 14
Gather the leftover dough into a ball and put it in a bag; you'll need it later.
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Step 15
Prepare the filling, take sour cream of any fat content, add vanilla sugar and 120 grams of granulated sugar.
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Step 16
Stir the melted butter into the sour cream.
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Step 17
Sift the flour in batches and mix it with sour cream.
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Step 18
Stir well so that there are no lumps.
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Step 19
Whisk the egg or mix the yolk with a tablespoon of milk; in this recipe, a quail egg is used.
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Step 20
Place half of the sour cream filling in the center of the pie and smooth it out.
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Step 21
Place half of the berries on top of the glaze.
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Step 22
Spread the second half of the glaze.
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Step 23
Place the remaining berries on top of the glaze.
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Step 24
Cut strips from the leftover dough and make a lattice over the pie, brush with an egg wash. Place the pie in a preheated oven, bake at 180 °C for 35–40 minutes.
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Step 25
The pie turned out golden and beautiful, it's impossible to resist, but it should still be served cooled. Enjoy your tea time, everyone!