Blueberry and Sour Cream Pie

12 servings

180 minutes

Blueberry sour cream pie is a refined combination of tender yeast dough, airy cottage cheese cream, and juicy blueberries covered with a velvety sour cream glaze. This dessert has deep European roots and is especially popular in Central and Eastern Europe, where cottage cheese and berries are traditionally used in baking. Blueberries add a refreshing tartness to the pie, the sour cream layer provides tenderness, and the cottage cheese gives a light creamy density. Baked to a golden hue, the pie acquires a soft yet rich texture. It can be served warm with a cup of fragrant tea or cold as an exquisite dessert.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 401.8
• Proteins: 14.9g
• Fats: 17.4g
• Carbohydrates: 45.2g

Ingredients

• Wheat flour: 300 g
• Sugar: 180 g
• Milk: 250 ml
• Butter: 80 g
• Fresh yeast: 20 g
• Chicken egg: 4 pc
• Blueberry: 1 kg
• Cottage cheese: 500 g
• Potato starch: 2 tbsp
• Lemon juice: 15 ml
• Sour cream: 500 g
• Grated lemon zest: 0.5 tsp

Cooking steps

1. Pour flour into a bowl and make a well in the center. Dissolve yeast with 50 g of sugar in 125 ml of warm milk and pour it into the well. Add a little flour from the edges to make a thick mixture for the dough. Cover and let it sit for 15 minutes.

   Required ingredients:

   • Wheat flour: 300 g
   • Sugar: 180 g
   • Milk: 250 ml
   • Fresh yeast: 20 g

2. Distribute butter flakes around the edges of the flour mass, add 1 egg. Mix the ingredients starting from the center to get a homogeneous dough. Cover and let it sit for 45 minutes.

   Required ingredients:

   • Butter: 80 g
   • Chicken egg: 4 pieces

3. Meanwhile, wash the blueberries and let them dry. Knead the dough and roll it out on a floured surface. Grease the baking tray with oil, place the dough on it, and create high edges. Poke the dough in several places with a fork.

   Required ingredients:

   • Blueberry: 1 kg

4. For the cream, place the cottage cheese in a bowl and mix with the remaining milk, 1 egg, starch, 3 tablespoons of sugar, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Spread the cottage cheese mixture evenly over the dough and top with blueberries.

   Required ingredients:

   • Cottage cheese: 500 g
   • Milk: 250 ml
   • Chicken egg: 4 pieces
   • Potato starch: 2 tablespoons
   • Sugar: 180 g
   • Grated lemon zest: 0.5 teaspoon
   • Lemon juice: 15 ml

5. Whip the sour cream, mixing it with eggs and the remaining sugar, and spread the resulting mixture over the blueberries. Bake the pie for about 35 minutes in a preheated oven at 200 degrees. If the surface darkens too much, cover it with aluminum foil.

   Required ingredients:

   • Sour cream: 500 g
   • Chicken egg: 4 pieces
   • Sugar: 180 g