Yeast pie with dried apricots and prunes

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 2 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   Rinse dried apricots and prunes. Soak in boiled water overnight: 400 g of dried apricots, pour 250 ml of boiling water, 200 g of prunes, pour 130 ml of boiling water.

2. STEP 2

   

   After soaking, grind dried apricots and prunes separately in a blender or food processor. (Do not drain the water, grind together with water, otherwise the filling will turn out too hard)

3. STEP 3

   

   Prepare the dough: add sugar, yeast to warm milk (37-40 degrees, if the temperature is higher, the yeast will die, if lower, then a chemical reaction may not occur and the yeast will not begin to ferment), stir and leave for 5 - 10 minutes.

4. STEP 4

   

   Melt the butter (let it cool to room temperature), pour the dough into it.

5. STEP 5

   

   Add sifted flour and salt to this mixture, knead the dough, and form it into a ball. To start, take about 600 g of flour, then add as needed. Cover with a towel and let rest for half an hour. Then, knead the dough.

6. STEP 6

   

   Divide it into 4 parts: make one a little larger and three identical ones smaller.

7. STEP 7

   

   Roll out most of it into a circle 4-5mm thick, put it in a mold (I have a mold with a diameter of 26 cm), greased with butter, making a side.

8. STEP 8

   

   Place half of the dried apricot filling on it.

9. STEP 9

   

   Roll out the second part of the dough into a circle and cover the top.

10. STEP 10

    

    Spread the prune filling on it.

11. STEP 11

    

    Roll out the third part into a circle and place on top. Distribute the remaining dried apricots on it. Roll out the last circle and cover the pie with it. Pinch the edges and pierce the pie with a knife in places.

12. STEP 12

    

    Prepare crumbs. Grate very cold butter (pre-place it in the freezer for 20 minutes), mix with flour and sugar. Grind thoroughly into crumbs. Bake the pie in a preheated oven at 170 degrees for 30 minutes. Next, sprinkle with crumbs and bake for another 20-30 minutes at 200 degrees.16. Cool completely. Bon appetit!