INGREDIENTS:
For the dough:
250 ml of kefir (or sour milk, whipped milk);
1 teaspoon of dry yeast;
100 g of butter or soft margarine;
4 tablespoons of sugar (or more);
10 g of vanilla sugar;
1/3 teaspoon of salt;
2 eggs;
400-450 g of flour;
fruit – to taste.
For the sugar crust:
100 g of cold butter;
5-6 spoons of sugar.
butter – for the form.
METHOD OF COOKING:
- Mix warm kefir with yeast and stir for 2-3 minutes until the yeast dissolves.
- Meanwhile, mix the softened butter with sugar and vanilla sugar with a fork or whisk.
- Add eggs one at a time, then salt and mix well after each.
- Add a little sifted flour, mix, then add kefir with yeast and mix again.
- Gradually add flour until the dough has the consistency of pancakes. Cover the bowl and leave the dough in a warm place for 1-2 hours.
- Degas the dough a little with a spatula and transfer it to a mold (22*30 cm) greased with oil. Choose a larger pan with high edges, as the dough will rise a lot. Cover the form with a towel and leave the dough to rise again for 20-30 minutes.
- Cut the fruit into slices, we used pears, peaches and plums. Place the pieces very close to each other on the entire surface of the dough, pressing them down slightly.
- Sugar crust. Rub the cooled butter through a coarse grater directly into the mold and sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake the cake in an oven heated to 170°C for about 40-45 minutes. Test with a toothpick.
- Remove the cake from the oven and, when it cools down, you can enjoy it.
A very good dessert, fluffy and tasty, and thanks to the fruit, it is also very fragrant. It is similar to kozonak, only much tastier.