Gubadiya pie - 2 cooking recipes

Gubadiya, a pie consisting of several layers, round in shape, has ritual significance in its historical homeland. But even in everyday life, it’s worth a try for lovers of hearty and sweet pastries.

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Gubadiya pie

The traditional serving of this pie is for a family tea party or celebration in a sweet form. The usual filling for it is rice with raisins, kort, dried fruits, and boiled eggs. There are also options with a layer of minced meat with fried onions, although they are less common (in Tatarstan they practice preparing such a pie).

The pie is completely closed. That is, it has thin layers of dough on top, bottom and sides. Between them is a thick filling that consists of several different layers. This means that rice is not mixed with raisins, eggs, kurt. They overlap each other, which creates a beautiful picture in cross-section. The taste of the dish may seem peculiar to some - not everyone can appreciate the combination of meat and raisins. But once you try it once, it will become clear: everything here is harmonious and thought out.

Yeast dough is usually used. It can also be fresh, since the main role in the dish is still played by the filling. The thickness of sweet and unsweetened gubadia is different: the first is thicker. The second minus layer of minced meat is thinner. The first one is served as a main course - it is high in calories and satisfies well. In addition, if unleavened dough is taken, calories are added through butter, which is generously flavored with all layers. The second is dessert, good for cozy gatherings over a cup of coffee.

Kort, cottage cheese with sugar and butter, boiled with milk or other liquid dairy product, is prepared independently for Gubadiya. This procedure is quite complicated. You need to mix the products, and then simmer them in a saucepan with a thick bottom until the mass acquires a characteristic beige color and the liquid has evaporated. The result is dried cottage cheese that is very tasty in itself.

There are recipes for gubadia with completely different ingredients (mostly dough). At first glance, they may seem complex and difficult to implement, but this is far from the truth. Gubadia is no more difficult to prepare than any pie with high-quality filling.