Apple Jelly Cake

To make a baked apple pie with kefir in the oven, first, you need to prepare all the ingredients. The sugar can be regular or brown. The kefir should be 2.5 to 3 percent fat and at room temperature. It's better to use large high-quality eggs. If you choose small eggs, you will need 4 of them. You will need two types of flour - oatmeal and rice flour. This combination will give the best texture.

Combine eggs with sugar and beat with a hand or immersion mixer until the mixture becomes fluffy. It will have a dark shade due to the brown sugar. You can also beat it with a whisk, but it will take more time, at least five minutes. In addition to regular sugar, you can add 1 tsp of vanilla sugar.

Sift oatmeal and rice flour, gradually add the sifted flour mixture and baking powder to the eggs. Do not add all the flour to the dough at once, as it can lead to the formation of lumps.

Add kefir to the dough. Pour it in slowly while stirring. The amount of flour needed may vary depending on the fat content and moisture of the kefir and the size of the eggs. Add enough kefir to achieve the desired consistency. The dough should be sticky but flowing. Mix the dough with a mixer on low speed.

Using a blender or a large knife, grind the nuts. Be careful not to grind them into dust! They should remain in fairly large chunks. You can use any type of nuts - walnuts, hazelnuts, or almonds - they all work. Choose the ones you like. Optionally, you can toast the nuts in a dry pan beforehand. At this stage, you should also crush a small piece of cinnamon stick or use pre-ground cinnamon. It will give the apple kefir pie a very aromatic flavor. Add well-rinsed and scalded raisins to the nut mixture as well. Cut them into large pieces beforehand. Note that the raisins should be seedless.

Wash the apples. For the kefir apple pie, it is better to choose sweet and soft varieties, as they will bake faster and give a pleasant aroma. Cut the flesh into small thin slices. Roll the apples in starch to better preserve their shape during baking, but be careful not to use too much starch, a small amount is needed.

Grease a baking dish with butter. Sprinkle a small amount of rice flour and shake off the excess. Pour half of the batter onto the bottom of the dish, then distribute apple slices, chopped nuts, and raisins on top. Pour the remaining batter on top to cover the filling and prevent the apples from burning. You can also sprinkle the batter with nuts.

Bake the apple kefir pie in a preheated oven at 180°C for about 50 minutes until it turns golden brown. You can test the readiness of the batter with a toothpick - it should come out dry. If the top browns but the batter is not ready yet, cover the dish with foil and continue baking. Let the finished pie cool down, you can leave it in the turned-off oven with the door slightly open for another 10 minutes. You can sprinkle it with powdered sugar or edible petals right away. When the pie is warm, carefully transfer it to a plate and invite everyone to have tea. The kefir apple pie in the oven is ready. Enjoy your meal.