How to make a pie in one dish: 5 life hacks and a simple recipe

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

These tips will be a real boon for all lovers of fast and tasty baking. To make this dessert, you just need to mix all the ingredients in one bowl and stick to a basic plan.

One Pot Pie is a quick and versatile dessert that can be served as a stand-alone dish or turned into a cake. As the name suggests, it is cooked in one bowl until baked. Follow these tips and the result will exceed all your expectations.

How to make a pie in one bowl

1. Use pastry flour

Of course, you can also make delicious pastries from ordinary flour, but it will turn out even more airy and tender if you use a special pastry shop (it is common in America and is called cake flour).

The difference between the first and the second is in the gluten content. There is a little more of it in ordinary flour, so the dessert does not turn out to be so airy.

Making pastry flour is very easy at home.

You will need:

• wheat flour of the highest grade;
• corn starch;
• a regular glass and a bowl.

Procedure:

1. Pour two tablespoons of starch into a glass, fill the rest of the glass with flour. It is in these proportions that confectionery flour is prepared.
2. Transfer the mixture to a clean bowl, stir well and sieve.

2. First combine and mix dry ingredients

Start cooking the pie in one pot by combining the dry ingredients. Be sure to mix them well before adding liquid ones. This will distribute all the ingredients evenly in the baked goods, and you will also avoid the appearance of lumps.

3. Use the oil that best suits your needs

For a pie in one bowl, you can use melted butter or vegetable (rapeseed) butter. The former will make the dessert tastier, but the latter will cook faster, since you will not need to waste time melting and washing the pan. The choice depends on how much time you have.

4. Use any milk you have

Typically, whole milk is used to make the cake. But you can take the one in the fridge. The dessert will turn out to be delicious with both almond milk and low-fat milk.

5. Mix the ingredients by hand until smooth

If you want the best results, ditch the mixer and mix dry and liquid ingredients by hand. It will take a few minutes to achieve a uniform consistency. But it's worth it.

Vanilla pie in one bowl

And now the fun part is the recipe for vanilla pie in one bowl. The number of ingredients is calculated for two 22 cm tins (if you want to make a cake with two layers) or for one large cake measuring 22 × 33 cm.

Ingredients

• 3 glasses of premium confectionery or wheat flour;
• 1¾ cup sugar
• 1½ teaspoon baking powder
• ¾ teaspoon of salt;
• 4 large eggs;
• ¾ a glass of rapeseed oil or melted and chilled butter;
• 1 glass of milk;
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Preparation

Combine dry ingredients in a bowl: flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add liquid ingredients: eggs, butter, milk and vanilla extract. Stir everything by hand until smooth (about three minutes).

Pour the dough into a mold or molds lined with parchment and send to an oven preheated to 180 degrees. If you are cooking two cakes in small tins, bake them for 25-30 minutes. A pie in one large pan will take 40-50 minutes to cook.

Focus on the color of the baked goods. If the top is browned, then the cake is ready.

Refrigerate it in the mold for 15 minutes and remove. You can serve the cake immediately afterwards, or brush it with your favorite cream and turn it into a cake. The cakes can also be frozen in plastic wrap and stored for three days. Just before freezing, be sure to completely chill them.