Sweet tea cake - 3 quick and tasty recipes

Store baking is not cheap, and its quality often leaves much to be desired. Preservatives, colorants, flavor enhancers and other additives do not add value to factory products. But how often do you want to pamper yourself and the household with something tasty! For everyone who is not afraid to experiment in the kitchen and is ready to spend a little time, I offer 3 recipes for sweet pies for tea - from yeast and puff pastry, as well as a quick option without baking.

Sweet yeast cake for tea

• Cooking time: 3 hours.
• Servings Per Container: 6-8.

As a filling for yeast baking, I use dried apricots (fresh apricots can be) and rice. This combination of products may seem strange, but it is really very tasty!

Ingredients for the base:

• milk (you can take acidified or kefir) - 350 ml;
• flour - 700-800 g;
• egg - 1 pc.;
• sugar - 1 tbsp. l .;
• powder yeast - 1 tbsp. l .;
• rock salt - 1 tsp;
• vegetable oil - 70 ml.

The composition of the filling:

• dried apricots - 400 g;
• rice - 100 g;
• sugar - 3 tbsp. l

How I make a cake with dried apricots and rice:

1. Dissolve sugar, salt and yeast in milk warmed to room temperature. I put it in a warm place and wait until bubbles appear on the surface.
2. Sift flour, half of the recipe amount spread in a bowl slide, in the center of which I make a depression.
3. I pour in the yeast composition, prepared in the 1st step, and 50 ml of vegetable oil, start the kneading, gradually adding the remaining flour. It may take a little more or less than indicated.
4. When the base stops sticking to my hands, I put it in a pan, cover it and put it in a warm place. It will be suitable for about 2 hours. At the same time, every 30-40 minutes you will need to slightly crush the mass with your hands.
5. While the dough is coming up, I’m doing the filling. I cook the rice until cooked, rinse and leave to drain in a colander.
6. My dried apricots, pour cool boiling water, and after 15 minutes I strain from the liquid and grind in a meat grinder.
7. I combine dried fruit puree with rice and sugar.
8. I knead and divide the base into two unequal parts. One should be about a third larger than the other.
9. I roll out most of it and put it in a mold greased with the remains of vegetable oil so that the edges hang slightly.
10. I fill the pie with filling, cover with a second sheet of rolled dough. I cut off the excess with a knife.
11. I make punctures with a fork on the surface of the future dessert, grease with a beaten egg and send the oven to 40 minutes for a preheated oven. Then I control the readiness for the appearance of the baking - the top should become dark golden.

Important! Yeast dough is afraid of drafts and may fall even from a sharp bang by the door. Therefore, it should come in a warm room with closed windows. And in the baking process, the first half hour you can’t open the oven, otherwise the cake will lose its splendor and airiness.

Non-baked apple pie

• Preparation time: 20 minutes preparation and 3 hours solidification.
• Servings Per Container: 8-10.

Not every housewife wants to take up the preparation of yeast dough and spend several hours in the kitchen. For those who have little free time and no desire to bother for a long time, I propose a recipe for a sweet tea pie in a hurry without baking. As a basis, I use cookies, light or with the addition of cocoa, and I make the filling from cottage cheese cream and apples. You can take other fruits or add berries.

Ingredients:

• cookies - 27 pcs. (focus on the size of the dishes in which you will prepare the dessert - cookies should be enough for 3 layers);
• apples - 2 pcs.;
• cottage cheese - 300 g;
• sour cream - 300 g;
• sugar - 3 tbsp. l .;
• gelatin - 2 tbsp. l .;
• lemon juice - 1 tbsp. l .;
• water - 50 ml.

How do I make dessert:

1. Beat cottage cheese with sugar and sour cream in a blender until smooth. The cream should turn out semi-liquid.
2. Pour gelatin into a saucepan, pour water and melt. Then I carefully introduce it into the curd mass, stirring with a spatula.
3. I remove the core and seeds from the apples, cut the flesh into thin slices, sprinkle with lemon juice so as not to darken.
4. In a square plastic container, I spread the cookies in 3 rows, 3 pieces each.
5. I distribute a third of apple slices from above and pour a third of curd cream.
6. I repeat this procedure twice, then put the dessert in the refrigerator for 3 hours to set.

Tip. If the apples are hard, they can be stewed in a small amount of water until soft, or stewed in a mixture of butter and sugar. In this case, you can add fruit to the cake only after they have completely cooled.

From the finished puff pastry

• Cooking time: 2 hours.
• Servings Per Container: 5-6.

You can make a delicious tea cake with a bag of puff pastry and a jar of jam on hand. It is permissible to use both yeast and yeast-free base. But I recommend the first option, then the baking is airy and light as fluff.

Ingredients:

• puff yeast dough - 500 g;
• jam - 300 g;
• flour - 100 g.

How do I make a layer cake:

1. I take the dough out of the package, defrost it naturally, then slightly crush it with my hands and let it come in a warm place. The time required for the mass to rise is indicated on the package. As a rule, this takes about an hour and a half.
2. Separate a third of the approached test and set aside. I roll out a larger piece to the size of a baking sheet or baking dish, making a margin of 2-3 cm on each side.
3. I sprinkle the metal sheet with flour, lay the base of the cake, grease it with jam. Then I wrap the excess stuffing dough.
4. I roll out the smaller part and divide it into 10-12 strips, lay them on top of the jam in the form of a lattice.
5. I put the cake in an oven preheated to 170 degrees for 20-25 minutes. If desired, 5-7 minutes before cooking, you can grease the dough with a beaten egg, from which it will acquire a golden hue and glossy shine.

Don't be afraid to experiment with toppings by adding ingredients to your taste. Try different options and get well-deserved compliments from households and guests!