Delicious cookies with kefir
Description
Delicious baked treats for the whole family. For the cookies, you'll need thick homemade kefir, room-temperature butter, flour, and sugar. Mix the ingredients as indicated in the recipe, and for variety, add nuts, candied fruits, or raisins. Serve cooled or slightly warm.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients for the cookies. Instead of walnuts, you can use any other raw nuts. It's better to use natural kefir (or sour milk).
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Step 2
Place the butter in a double boiler and let it melt.
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Step 3
Remove the nuts from their shells. Chop them finely using a sharp knife or a mortar.
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Step 4
Mix room-temperature kefir with sugar. If the kefir is cold, the oil you add may curdle.
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Step 5
Pour in the warm oil, add the flour mixed with baking soda. Start kneading the dough with a spoon, then move to the table.
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Step 6
The dough is ready. It should not be too stiff or too sticky.
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Step 7
Generously flour the work surface and roll out the dough on it to a thickness of up to 1 cm.
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Step 8
Sprinkle the dough with nuts and sugar. Use a rolling pin to press the nuts into the dough so they are firmly embedded. Make sure the thickness of the cookies remains unchanged (0.7–1 cm).
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Step 9
Use a cookie cutter to press out the dough. It easily releases from the surface and doesn't stick to the cutter.
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Step 10
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place the cookies a small distance apart from each other. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Bake the cookies for 15-20 minutes.
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Step 11
The cookies are ready, remove them from the baking sheet. Put in the next batch. I ended up with 4 baking sheets.
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Step 12
Remove from the oven and serve warm or cooled.