Plum cake

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  • Calories: 330
  • Protein: 5.02
  • Fats: 19.42
  • Carbohydrates: 31.41
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    In this review, we will talk about dessert. We will prepare a plum cake with apples and crispy nut meringue. We chose this recipe for a reason. In an abundance of various confectionery products, this one seems to us the most unhackneyed, quite unusual and at the same time incredibly tasty. And most importantly, with such a dessert you can always surprise your guests, even those whose tastes are too pretentious. We received this plum cake and its recipe from a confectioner whose creations are able to satisfy the most demanding requests, and therefore we dare to hope that you will appreciate it. But before moving on to the most step-by-step cooking recipe, let's talk about historical facts, about the methods of its preparation and the benefits of the dish.

    History of pies

    A pie is a fried or baked pastry dish that requires a filling. Moreover, the filling can be both sweet and spicy. In our case, we will talk about dessert, and therefore plums will serve as a filling. In general, a pie in one form or another and under different names can be found in any cuisine of the world. So in France it is customary to call it tarte or quiche, in Arab countries flat matrabaki pies are very popular, in the USA such confectionery products are called pai nu in their own way, etc. No less diverse are the types of dough that are used for pies.

    There are puff, yeast, biscuit and even shortbread pies with fillings from berries, fruits, cheese and cottage cheese, cereals and nuts. Sometimes there are completely unique images, for example, imagine if we cooked our dessert and placed it not as it should be, but upside down - we would get a very popular plum cake inverted in France. It would also be possible to prepare a dense shortbread dough and not roll it out, but rub it on a baking sheet - here's an excellent plum shortcake called grated. And if we left the filling open, we could make an American-style plum pie. Well, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of such options.

    In general, there is a unique pie not only in any country, but even in any small town or region. Everyone is trying to create a so-called feature of the area by designating it with a certain dish. This is how Ossetian pie, Christmas pumpkin and pecan pie in America and Tatar rice pies appeared. As for our dessert, it is not famous for any special merits - its main asset is a very special taste, which you will still be able to appreciate, but for now a few words about the benefits of the dish.

    If you were hoping to read here about what to eat pies, we hasten to upset you, you will not find such lines. Yes, nothing has changed and desserts, including pies, are still of little value and inevitably lead to weight gain. However, if you eat them wisely and fill them with useful ingredients as much as possible, you can minimize the danger. In our case, this is exactly what we were aiming for.

    • Firstly, for the dough, we did not use butter, but high-quality baking margarine.
    • Secondly, we introduced not one but several ingredients into the filling.
    • Thirdly, we minimized the amount of granulated sugar, thereby reducing the calorie content of the dish.

    Ingredients:

    • Plums (large) - 4 pcs.
    • Apples - 3 pcs.
    • Sugar - 4 tablespoons
    • Flour - 400 g
    • Margarine - 300 g
    • Sour cream - 3 tablespoons
    • Soda or better baking powder for dough - 1 tsp.
    • Eggs - 6 pcs.
    • Salt - a pinch
    • Walnuts - 1 tbsp.
    • Powdered sugar - 1 tbsp.

    How to make plum pie:

    1. First of all, you should prepare all the necessary products;

      Prepare all the ingredients

    2. Separate the proteins from the yolks;

      Separate the proteins from the yolks and place them in a deep bowl

    3. For the test, use the yolks and add sugar to them;

      For the dough, mix the yolks with sugar

    4. In three tablespoons of sour cream, dissolve soda or baking powder;

      We extinguish soda or baking powder with sour cream in a separate bowl

    5. Knead sour cream;

      Stir the sour cream until the baking powder dissolves

    6. Add a little salt to the yolks;

      Add a pinch of salt to the future dough

    7. With a mixer, beat the yolks with sugar and salt;

      Thoroughly beat the yolks until they increase in volume

    8. We add flour a little;

      Pour wheat flour in small portions

    9. Margarine must be melted;

      Melt the margarine

    10. We introduce sour cream with baking powder into the dough and beat everything again until smooth;

      Pour sour cream into the dough and beat with a mixer

    11. Now add the melted margarine and beat again;

      Pour in the liquid margarine and beat for the last time

    12. Peel, wash and cut apples into medium-sized pieces;

      Apples are peeled and cut as in the photo

    13. Grind plums into large slices;

      Coarsely chop the plums

    14. Pour the apples into the dough;

      Sliced ​​apples should be sent directly to the dough

    15. Gently stir apples into the dough with a spoon;

      Use a spoon to evenly distribute the apples in the dough

    16. First grease the baking dish with oil;

      Butter the pie pan

    17. Now sprinkle the form with flour so that the cake does not stick;

      Sprinkle flour over the butter

    18. Put the dough with apples in a mold and place plums on top;

      Gently and evenly spread the dough in a mold, and lay plum slices on top

    19. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and place the pie in it for 15 minutes;

      Bake the cake at a temperature of 180 degrees in two stages. Place the pies in the oven for the first time for 15 minutes

    20. In the meantime, lightly beat the egg whites with clean, dry beaters;

      Place egg whites in a dry bowl and beat with clean whisks until bubbly

    21. Now add powdered sugar and beat until peaks form;

      Fold in the icing sugar and beat until the foam is static

    22. Well whipped proteins should not fall off;

      For meringue, squirrels must be resistant as in the photo

    23. Grind a little nuts;

      We crush walnuts into pieces

    24. We introduce nuts into the proteins, gently mixing with a spatula or whisk;

      Gently fold the chopped nuts into the egg whites with a silicone spatula or whisk

    25. We take out the cake from the oven;

      We take out the half-finished pie

    26. Using a spatula, spread the meringue on it;

      Gently spread the meringue over the surface of the pie with a spatula

    27. As a result, the whole pie should be covered with protein.

      The pie should look like in the photo

    28. Then we send it back to the oven and bake for another 15-20 minutes until a crust forms;

      Put the cake decorated with meringue back in the oven and bake for about 15-20 minutes until cooked

    29. The finished pie must be removed from the oven and let it breathe for about 10 minutes, and then it can be cut and served with tea or aromatic coffee;

      Ready dessert should be taken out and left for about 10 minutes to cool down a little. Then it can be cut into portions and served at the table. Bon appetit to all

    Benefits of Pie

    If you follow these recommendations of ours, you will probably even get some benefit. So what are the good parts of the pie? First of all, let's talk about plums: they contain a large amount of vitamins, as well as phosphorus, potassium and calcium. Due to this, plum has a great effect on digestion and improves intestinal motility, providing a mild laxative effect on the body. For this, it is the plum that is recommended for diseases of the kidneys, urinary system and anemia. And the plum has no equal with constipation and high blood pressure.

    Only those who suffer from dehydration and high acidity should be careful with it. As for apples, they can be safely called one of the champions in the content of vitamins and other useful substances. Apples contain both pectins and starch, many minerals and organic acids, while about 90% of their content is just water. It is apples that perfectly normalize digestion, have a beneficial effect on atherosclerosis, and are useful for vitamin deficiencies and general weakness.

    Well, for more confidence in the need for such a dessert in your menu, we also added meringue with walnuts to it. By itself, egg white is a powerful source of niacin, a brain nutrient, and choline, which improves memory, while nuts, in turn, contain valuable amino acids and vitamins, and in very large quantities. Thus, as you can see for yourself, only the most useful ingredients are inside the pie, and therefore our dessert will not only be tasty, but also valuable for the health of the whole organism. So let's imagine that a little bit of dough is just a price to pay for the benefit of the pie. It's time to cook a plum cake and we offer you our recipe with a photo.

    Our recipe is now at your disposal. We hope that this plum cake and its photo woke up your appetite and made you immediately go to the kitchen. Or maybe they brought you pleasant memories and you are ready to bake your signature plum cake, which will be based on shortcrust pastry or biscuit? If so, we are waiting for photos and cooking instructions. Let's cook together - it's much more pleasant than doing it alone. Join the friendly and cheerful HozOboz family and you will be happy.

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