Cooking with kefir: our best recipes
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Cooking with kefir: our best recipes - 4 recipes

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Mini Cherry Pies

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INGREDIENTS

  • Dough
  • Cherries
  • Apricot, diced
  • Apple, diced
  • Almond Flakes
  • White sugar
  • Brown sugar
  • Baking powder
  • Butter
  • Egg Yolk
  • Water

METHOD

  1. Preheat the oven to 350° F.
  2. Roll out some dough, and then use a cup or a cookie cutter to cut the dough into circles. 
  3. Place each circle into the cavities of a silicone muffin mould (or greased tin), and press into the bottom and along the sides.
  4. Pit the cherries, and throw into a pot. 
  5. Add sugar, baking powder, and water, and simmer until it thickens to a saucy consistency. 
  6. Use a spoon to fill each pie to 2/3 to the top.
  7. Optional: for a bit of variety, you can also fill the pies with apricots + brown sugar + butter, or apples + brown sugar + almond flakes.
  8. For the lattice crust: use a pizza slicer to cut out thin strips of dough, then lace together to form a lattice.
  9. Use a cup to cut the lattice into circles, then gently place on top of the uncooked pies.
  10. Brush with egg yolk and sprinkle with sugar.
  11. Bake the pies at 350° F for 25 minutes, or until golden.
  12. Let cool for 15 minutes, then gently lift the pies out with the edge of a knife.
  13. Enjoy!

Top rated Kefir recipes

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Bulgarian national pie, a simplified version

  • 250 g of kefir
  • 4 eggs
  • 0.5 tsp soda
  • 250 grams of cheese
  • 5 tablespoons of heated butter or sunflower oil
  • 14 tablespoons of flour
4.4/5 (8 Votes)

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Cherry clafoutis is a baked, fruit-based French dessert which is perfect for using up the abundance of ripe, red cherries in summer.

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1) Slice onion thin and soak in cold salted water for 10 minutes

  • 1) 1/2 red onion
  • 2) 2-3 cups of uncooked shrimp
  • 3) 2-3 limes (juiced)
  • 4) 1 aji amarillo chile pepper
  • 5) 1/2 cup cilantro leaves, wash and dried
  • 6) 1 large avocado (cut bite size)
  • 7) 1 mango (cut bite size)
  • 8) 1 lemon grass stalk
  • 9) kefir lime leaves
  • 10) salt
  • 11) pepper
4.2/5 (56 Votes)

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Your kids will fall in the love with this gorgeous cake, guaranteed!

27 shares

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The recipe started with a batch of small red beets freshly harvested and promptly roasted

  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoons buckwheat flour + 2 tablespoons cornmeal + enough all-purpose flour to make 1 cup OR 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup whole-wheat pastry flour
  • 1/2 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon ultra-fine or granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup grated roasted red beet (use the medium side of your grater)
  • 1/4 cup grated apple (use the extra-coarse side of your grater)
  • 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh dill
  • 1/2 cup [homemade] kefir or buttermilk or plain yogurt (low-fat or non-fat)
  • 1/4 cup roasted and lightly salted pistachios, chopped
3.8/5 (24 Votes)

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Kefir is mixed with salt and sugar, and adding flour ash ( approximately 100 g of flour , but out differently, depe...

  • • kefir - 200 g
  • • sugar - 1 tsp.
  • • salt
  • • vegetable oil in the dough - 1 tsp.
  • • soda - 1 tsp.
  • • flour - about 100 g
3/5 (6 Votes)

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