Yummy pie with kefir and cabbage
8 servings
60 minutes
Cabbage pie with kefir is a cozy dish of European cuisine that combines airy kefir dough and tender cabbage filling. Kefir makes the pastry especially soft, while the yeast dough acquires a pleasant porous structure. Stewed cabbage enriched with eggs and onions creates a rich flavor with a slight sweetness. This pie is perfect for home tea gatherings, served warm with a crispy golden crust. Its origins trace back to Slavic culinary traditions where cabbage pies symbolized comfort and abundance. It suits both festive tables and everyday treats, easily satisfying and delighting with its simple yet exquisite taste.
1
Pour room temperature kefir into a bowl.
- Kefir: 130 ml
2
Add room temperature sunflower oil to the kefir.
- Vegetable oil: 130 ml
3
Add salt and sugar to the mixture of kefir and sunflower oil. Mix well.
- Salt: 1 teaspoon
- Sugar: 1 tablespoon
4
Add dry yeast to the sifted flour and mix them together.
- Dry yeast: 10 g
- Wheat flour: 400 g
5
Combine yeast with flour in a bowl with a mixture of kefir, sunflower oil, salt, and sugar.
- Wheat flour: 400 g
- Dry yeast: 10 g
- Kefir: 130 ml
- Vegetable oil: 130 ml
- Salt: 1 teaspoon
- Sugar: 1 tablespoon
6
We knead a soft, elastic dough. We place the dough in a bowl, cover it with a dry towel, and put it in a warm place to rise.
7
We sauté cabbage, boil eggs, and add onion (I prefer it with fresh onion).
- White cabbage: 500 g
- Chicken egg: 4 pieces
- Onion: 30 g
8
We divide the dough into two parts. We roll one part and place it in a greased form.
- Vegetable oil: 130 ml
9
We place stewed cabbage on the dough.
- White cabbage: 500 g
10
Roll out the second part of the dough and place it on the filling. Pinch the edges.
11
We brush the pie with egg yolk. This step can be skipped. The pie will brown nicely without it.
- Chicken egg: 4 pieces
12
Let the pie sit at room temperature for 20-25 minutes. During this time, the dough will rise a little again. Place it in an oven preheated to 180 degrees.
13
Bake the pie for 30-40 minutes until golden brown. Remove from the oven and cover with a dry towel.
