Brine-based sand baked goods are well known to our mothers and grandmothers. During their youth, brine biscuits were popular due to the availability of ingredients with a modest range of groceries in stores. Homemade pickles were present in every home, tomato and cucumber fillings were always in abundance.

The most delicious brine cookie recipes

Throughout its history, the recipe for brine cookies has been improved many times, its variations have become more diverse. Among them will find what you need, both adherents of fitness nutrition and lean foods, and lovers of nutritious snacks.

Step-by-step instructions with a photo will help you easily prepare delicious, aromatic, golden-brown cookies on the first try. By connecting your imagination and personal experience, you will surely contribute to the replenishment of the piggy bank of amateur chefs.

Classic vegetable oil

This is one of the most economical home cooking recipes. But, despite this, it is not a shame to treat both the family and guests with such a dessert. Loose shortbread cookies disappear completely unnoticed from the plate.

The recipe provides for everything 5 components that are always at hand:

• 16 st. tablespoons of brine, sugar and vegetable oil;
• 400 g flour;
• 2 teaspoons baking powder or quicklime.

First, mix the brine, butter and sugar thoroughly. Add sifted flour with baking powder and vanilla to this mixture, knead a tender, slightly sticky dough.

From it you need to roll small balls (there will be about 30 of them), dip each of them with one side in sugar, slightly flattening, and put them loosely on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper.

After 20 minutes of baking at a temperature of 170-175 ° C, the cookies are ready.

With oat flakes

Cookies in brine in vegetable oil are an acceptable delicacy even for those who are fasting and thin. You can also make it useful by adding vitamin grains to the dough.

A glass of brine will require:

• 1.5 cups oatmeal and wheat flour;
• 1 cup of sugar;
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• to taste - flax and sesame seeds.

You can also make oatmeal yourself - using their oatmeal flakes using a blender or. There is an option to grind the flakes in the bag with a rolling pin - for those who like the looser texture of baked goods with grains.

Oatmeal should be mixed with brine and butter. This mixture should be infused for 10-15 minutes, after which the rest of the ingredients can be mixed into it. Spread the dough with the consistency of thick sour cream on parchment with a spoon, sprinkle with seeds and bake at 180 ° C until golden brown.

Chrysanthemums

Familiar from childhood, "disheveled" cookies have many cooking options. One of them is in brine.

For this you need to take:

• 0.2 kg margarine;
• 0.5 kg of flour;
• 0.5 cups of brine (better than cabbage);
• a glass of sugar;
• 2 eggs;
• some soda.

For the dough to be smooth and plastic, the margarine should be at room temperature. Therefore, you need to remove it from the refrigerator in advance.

Mix the thawed mass with sugar using a spoon, and then beat until white. It is better to immediately take a deep bowl for this, in which the dough will be kneaded. Add brine and eggs to the margarine with sugar and beat again until smooth.

Now you can add flour and soda, knead the elastic dough (it should not stick to your hands), roll it into a ball, let stand for half an hour in the refrigerator. Then divide into small pieces and mince each of them. The resulting ribbed sausages must be cut into pieces, put on a baking sheet and sent to an oven preheated to 190 ° C for 20 minutes.

With semolina

Brine biscuits with the addition of semolina acquire a special tenderness. A sprinkle of ground cinnamon will add a touch of piquancy to it.

For 1 glass of cucumber pickle you need:

• 2 cups wheat flour;
• 1 cup semolina
• 4 tbsp. tablespoons of granulated sugar;
• a teaspoon of baking soda;
• a bag of vanilla sugar;
• cinnamon to taste.

Mix brine, butter and sugar, add sifted flour, semolina, soda and vanilla sugar, knead the dough and let it rest. After 15-20 minutes, you can roll out the dough and cut out the blanks using grooves, molds or a glass.

Place on a baking sheet lined with foil and sprinkle with cinnamon. Place in an oven preheated to 200 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

With sesame

Any baked goods with sesame seeds (aka "sesame") is an appetite. In addition, these grains are rich in vitamin E, magnesium, iron, zinc, phosphorus and calcium.

The recipe includes:

• 2 cups cucumber pickle
• 3 cups flour;
• 0.5 cups of sunflower oil;
• 0.5 cups of sugar;
• 10 g of white sesame seeds;
• 0.5 teaspoon salt;
• a teaspoon of baking soda and a little table vinegar for extinguishing.

Add sunflower oil and sugar to the strained brine. Mix everything well, gradually adding slaked soda and salt, and then flour. Knead the dough, and then divide into small pieces for rolling out flat cakes 1.5 cm thick.

Sprinkle each such layer with sesame seeds and roll the rolling pin again to crush the grains. Now you can make cookies from sesame dough in molds or a glass and put them in a form greased with sunflower oil.

Bake at 180-200 ° C for 15-20 minutes until browning.

Cheese biscuits (unsweetened)

Crackers of our own production are not only real, but also easy to make. Baking without sugar is no less pleasant to crunch, especially if it has a cheesy taste loved by many.

For this delicacies are needed:

• 200 g smoked sausage cheese;
• 1.5 cups pickle or pickle from cucumbers or tomatoes;
• 0.5 cups vegetable oil;
• 4 cups wheat flour;
• a teaspoon of baking soda or baking powder.

Start with the cheese - grate it on a coarse grater. Add soda to the resulting shavings, pour in the brine and vegetable oil. Mix everything well, add flour and knead into a soft dough. Roll it into a layer 7-8 mm thick and you can cut out the cookies.

Bake it in the oven until golden brown.

With mayonnaise

The ubiquitous sauce has also taken its place in brine baked goods due to its ability to give the dough a pleasant crumbness. These cookies cannot be called dietary, but sometimes you can pamper yourself.

The recipe includes:

• 5 tbsp. tablespoons of mayonnaise;
• 2 tbsp. spoons of sour cream;
• 0.2 l cucumber pickle;
• 0.4 kg flour;
• 0.5 cups of sugar;
• 2 eggs;
• 150 ml of vegetable oil;
• soda on the tip of a knife.

The brine with granulated sugar added to it must be warmed up on the stove until the grains are completely dissolved, and then pour soda into the liquid. We combine half the volume of flour in a separate container with warm brine. In another bowl, mix mayonnaise with sour cream and eggs, and then combine the two mixtures into one. Add vegetable oil and the rest of the flour there and knead the dough, which should not stick to your hands.

Let the lump-shaped dough stand for 15 minutes before forming the biscuits. Baking time - 20 minutes, temperature - 180 ° С.

With condensed milk and almonds

This is an option for the notorious sweet tooth. The combination of creamy taste and slightly tart almond aroma helps to create a small masterpiece, especially since it looks very tempting, even worthy of a festive table.

The list of ingredients is more extensive here:

• 350 g flour;
• 270 ml cucumber pickle;
• 200 g sugar;
• 150 ml sour cream with a fat content of 15%;
• a jar of boiled condensed milk;
• 130 g margarine;
• 6 chicken eggs;
• 100 g crushed almonds;
• a bag of vanillin.

The margin of time should also be somewhat more than for the preparation of the "classics", but the costs are justified by the result.

Separate the whites and beat with sugar until peaks. Add sour cream, egg yolks and vanillin, followed by melted margarine. Continue to beat the mixture. Next, you need to pour the sifted flour in a thin stream, also gently pour in the brine and knead the dough. We put it in the refrigerator for an hour and a half, covering it with cling film.

After this time, the mass is ready for cookie formation. We have to roll a lot of balls, make a small depression for the filling in the center of each bun and bake in this form on a greased baking sheet for 20 minutes at a temperature of 190 ° C.

Meanwhile, mix the crushed almond kernels with condensed milk. After the blanks have cooled, we lay out the filling in the pre-prepared grooves and serve them to the table.

We have selected some tips for those who are engaged in such baking for the first time.

1. Before preparing the dough, it is better to strain the brine through cheesecloth, if you do not want the impurities of vegetables or spices from pickles in the baked goods.
2. Sprinkle semolina on the surface of the pan to easily separate the cookies from the baking sheet.
3. You can decorate brine cookies, like any shortbread cookie, with powdered sugar, marmalade, berries and pieces of dried fruit. Or make cookies with a layer of jam, preserves, confiture or boiled condensed milk by gluing the blanks in pairs. In such cases, it is better to reduce the amount of sugar in the dough.

Conclusion

If you are a thrifty housewife or just a connoisseur of good baked goods, then you will surely add brine cookies to your arsenal of win-win options. You can use liquid from a can of canned cucumbers, tomatoes, and even cabbage to make dessert. In any case, the taste of the brine will be imperceptible. Unless the tomato filling will add a slightly more piquant note.

Anyone who has tasted this crumbly yummy at least once will never again consider pickle a useless product.