Sweet carrot filling

The sweet carrot filling is good on its own, as a tasty and healthy dessert, and as a juicy, tasty filling for pies, rolls or pies.

Compound

for 3 trays of pies or 2 pies

• Carrots – 3 large (0.8-1 kg);
• Orange or lemon – 0.5 (juice and zest) – not necessary, but the taste and aroma with them is wonderful;
• Apple sour or sweet and sour - 1 large;
• Salt - a pinch;
• Sugar – 2 tablespoons;
• Vegetable oil for frying.

How to cook

• Grate the peeled carrots on a coarse grater. Apple (peel and core) – grate on a fine (or coarse) grater. Orange: grate the zest on a fine grater, and squeeze the juice from the remaining orange onto the carrot and apple. Combine everything, add sugar and salt. And mix.
• Heat a frying pan with oil (about 1 cm layer). Place carrot mixture in it. Simmer covered for 25-30 minutes, checking and stirring occasionally to avoid burning.
• Cool the prepared sweet carrot caviar to room temperature, and then use it as a filling.

Grate raw carrots on a coarse grater
Orange zest and juice make the filling festively fragrant.
Sweet fruit filling before stewing

Carrot filling is ready

Do I need to boil carrots before stewing?

I don't see any need for this. Of course, it takes more effort to grate raw carrots than to grate boiled ones. This may only be important for those who have sore hands (then boil the carrots in their skins, peel them and grate them).

What can you put in a sweet carrot filling?

If you have nothing but carrots, butter, sugar and salt, you can get by with just these. At the same time, you can use butter (it will be even better).

But, nevertheless, it is advisable to put at least an apple in the carrot. Its sourness significantly changes the taste of stewed carrots for the better. With orange or lemon, the carrot mixture acquires a festive aroma. If there are no apples, then you can add seedless grapes, cranberries, nectarines, dried apricots, and prunes to the filling.

Stewed carrots with the addition of ginger, chili pepper (hot red pepper) are delicious, you can put a little ground black pepper (yes, in the sweet filling).

Salty carrot filling

A salty version of carrot caviar, which can also be used as a filling for salted pies, pies, meat, vegetable, fish and pasta casseroles, is prepared in approximately the same way, only instead of apples, oranges and sugar, put onions, black pepper (or red pepper) in the carrots hot) and salt. Here is the prescription .

And one more thing - (also very tasty).

How to use carrot filling

The filling tastes slightly sour, with a slight orange aroma, juicy and sweet. It can be used for making rolls from yeast dough (including store-bought ones), puff pastries from ready-made puff pastry,

It is usually customary to prepare pies with some simple filling: meat, potatoes, cabbage, etc. But at the same time, do not forget about other light and tasty filling, such as carrots. This filling may seem unusual to some, but is it so? It is known for certain that in some families, pies with carrots are prepared as often as regular pies, for example, with eggs and onions. Many even have warm childhood memories associated with this homemade dish, and some even adopt their grandmother’s recipes to relive their childhood for a while.

Time: 120 minutes

Servings: 10–12

If you prepare this dish exactly according to the recipe, you will end up with an incredibly tasty, soft, sweet and juicy delicacy. But to get just such a dish, you will have to work a little and, of course, show patience and perseverance.

To prepare the dough

• 7 glasses of flour;
• 1 glass of kefir;
• 2 chicken eggs;
• 150 grams butter + 50 grams for greasing pies;
• ½ glass of warm water;
• 2 tablespoons sugar;
• 1 tablespoon yeast;
• 2 pinches of salt.

To prepare the filling

• 3 fresh medium carrots;
• 2 chicken eggs;
• 2 tablespoons sugar.

Cooking method

1. The dough is prepared in exactly the same way as any other yeast dough. You need to take water (heat it if necessary), then stir sugar in it until all the crystals are completely dissolved. Finally, add the yeast and mix everything well. And put it in a warm place for a while (there should be no direct contact with fire).
2. Now carefully melt the butter in the microwave, the main thing is that it does not boil. The melted butter needs time to cool, so you will have to set it aside.
3. If the yeast has risen up, then it’s time to add kefir to it (it is important that it is at room temperature, neither hotter nor colder, otherwise the yeast will die), then carefully beat in 2 chicken eggs and mix everything well.
   
4. Now, using a sieve, you need to sift all the flour that is intended for the recipe. This is done so that it is saturated with oxygen, and thanks to this the dough becomes more airy, soft and light.
5. Add half of the sifted flour to the mixture along with salt and mix thoroughly again. Everything should be uniform.
   
6. Now all that remains is to add the melted butter and the second part of the wheat flour, and then knead. Everything is kneaded by hand, without using any equipment like a mixer. Kneading time is approximately 10–15 minutes. You can judge readiness by whether it comes away from the walls of the bowl and from your hands; if not, then you need to add a little more flour, knead and check the result.
   
7. When you get the perfect consistency, you need to roll it into a neat ball, put it in a bowl, cover it with gauze or a towel and put it back in a warm place for 60 minutes. During this time, the dough should rise well and greatly increase in size.
8. The carrot filling for pies is very simple to prepare and can be done while the dough is rising. To do everything right, it is better to take a sweet and tasty vegetable, so the pies will be much more appetizing. Wash the carrots, peel them and be sure to remove the “tail” from them, then grate them all on a coarse grater.
9. Place the grated carrots in a frying pan, add sugar and a little butter. Turn on low heat and, stirring constantly, simmer the filling a little. When it becomes soft and warm, it must be removed from the heat so as not to burn.
   
10. The carrot filling for the pies is transferred to a bowl or plate and quickly, while still hot, two eggs are driven into it. All the filling for carrot pies is thoroughly mixed, after which it can be used for the dish.
11. The dough should first be rolled into a small “sausage”, and then cut into small pieces, each of which is a future pie. Using a rolling pin, roll each part into a medium-thick cake if you don’t have a rolling pin at hand. You can simply level it with your hands, trying to avoid any holes.
12. Approximately a tablespoon of the mixture should be placed on the resulting cakes; you should not use more, as it will leak out and the carrot pies will simply burst. The edges of the cake are secured in any convenient way; they can be figured, or they can be regular, as you like.
    
13. Cover the baking sheet with parchment and start laying out the pies on top. It is necessary to take into account that during heat treatment the dough may increase in size, so it is worth stepping back a few centimeters from the edge and leaving a small distance between the pieces. Carrot pies bake in the oven quite quickly in literally 20–30 minutes if you set the temperature to 200 degrees Celsius. The finished baked goods can be eaten immediately after turning off the oven timer.
    
14. You can also cook this delicacy in a frying pan. To do this, each sweet pie will have to be immersed in oil and fried over medium heat until golden brown, first on one side and then on the other. It is better to take them out onto a dish lined with napkins so that the fat can drain a little, and then transfer them to a regular dish and serve.
    

A delicious delicacy with carrots in the oven or in a frying pan is prepared very quickly, so if you have pre-prepared dough in the refrigerator, you can literally make a masterpiece in half an hour. The main thing is that this recipe is not at all difficult and any housewife who really wants it can easily cope with it.

Cook deliciously and enjoy your meal!

A recipe for delicious homemade pies with a sweet and tender filling. I’m sure you’ll like carrot pies in the oven, so I’ll get straight to describing the recipe)

Making carrot pies in the oven:

1. We start by preparing the dough. Dissolve the yeast in some warm milk and sugar. When the yeast has completely dissolved, then pour in the rest of the milk, add the eggs and a little more flour, bring the dough to the consistency of liquid sour cream and leave for about fifteen minutes so that the yeast “plays.” After this, pour in the melted butter and gradually add the remaining flour. Knead a loose dough. Then cover it on top and put it in a warm place for about thirty minutes. The dough should increase three times in size.

2. Now it’s time for the filling. Wash the carrots, peel and grate on a coarse grater. Fry it in butter, stirring constantly until the carrots are soft.

3. The raisins must first be poured with boiling water for a few minutes. Add raisins and honey to the carrots, sugar to taste (our dough is not sweet), mix and turn off the heat.

4. Take a small piece of dough, make a ball out of it, then roll it out with a rolling pin, not thinly, and put the required amount of filling inside. We seal the edges.

5. Place the pies on a baking sheet greased with vegetable oil and leave for another ten minutes, during which time they will swell. Brush the pies with beaten egg and place them in the oven, preheated to 220 C. Keep them at this temperature for about five minutes, then reduce the heat to 190 C and bake for 20-25 minutes! The time depends on the oven.

6. Just watch them, the pies should brown and then you can take them out!

7. If desired, sprinkle the hot carrot pies in the oven with powdered sugar and can be served with cold milk. Yummy) Bon appetit)

Calories: Not specified
Cooking time: Not indicated

Carrots are rarely considered for desserts. Carrots are mainly used raw or boiled for salads. But this is not a reason not to make sweet desserts and pastries from it. By the way, carrots make the most delicious pies. Today I will share with you a simple and at the same time interesting recipe for pan-fried carrot pies. The miraculous is before you. The recipe is quite simple, and the result will please you - it will be as tasty as.




- 550-600 grams of wheat flour,
- 7 grams of dry yeast
- 2 tables. l. vegetable oil for dough + for frying,
- 1.5 tsp. l. granulated sugar for dough and 2 tables. l. For filling,
- 70-80 grams of butter,
- 250 grams of carrots,
- 300 grams of water,
- a couple of pinches of salt.

How to cook with photos step by step

First of all, heat up the water, make it a little warm. Add sugar and a little salt.




Add dry yeast to warm water, so it will instantly begin to activate.




To make the dough soft and elastic, add vegetable oil. For now, just mix the whole mass with a spoon.






Add flour and begin stirring until all the liquid is absorbed.




As a result, roll it into a soft ball with your hands, lightly dust it with flour and put it aside to proof.




After 45-50 minutes we get the finished dough for pies.






For the filling, grate all the carrots.




Fry the carrots in butter until soft, add sugar at the end of cooking and immediately turn off the heat so that the sugar does not stick to the pan and the carrots do not burn from caramelization of the sugar.




We begin to make pies from the finished dough: first of all, divide the dough into medium-sized pieces.




Flatten each piece with your palms and place a teaspoon of filling in the middle.






Pinch all the edges and shape the pies, placing them seam side down. Leave the pies aside for 30-35 minutes, covering them with a towel so as not to dry out. The pies will still rise and become twice as fluffy.




Let's heat the oil for frying in a frying pan and add our pies there.




Fry the pies on all sides over low heat so that nothing burns.




Bon Appetite!
Try some more delicious ones

Many are sure that carrot pies cannot be tasty, but this is what people say who have never tried them. However, such baking has its own tricks that allow you to prepare a truly delicious treat.

In addition, it is worth noting the enormous benefits of carrots, which contain many substances necessary for adults and children.

Recipe for sweet pies with carrots in the oven

If you want to cook something tasty, but at the same time healthy, for your children, then use the proposed recipe. We suggest preparing it from yeast dough. The pies turn out airy and very juicy.

It is necessary to prepare the following products: 40 g yeast, 200 g milk, 455 g flour, 125 g margarine, sugar, 4 carrots, 0.5 tbsp. raisins, 35 g honey and butter.

We will prepare it this way:

• We start with the dough, for which you need to heat the milk. Pour a small amount of it into a separate container. Add yeast and 3 teaspoons of sugar there. Stir well to disperse the yeast. Pour in the remaining milk, add a couple of tablespoons of flour and eggs. Bring until smooth and leave for 20 minutes;
• After the yeast begins to act, add the margarine previously melted in a water bath and the remaining flour. Mix everything well. The result should be a soft dough. Cover the top with a towel and leave to rise for half an hour. During this, it is important not to make any noise so that the dough does not fall;
• Let's move on to the sweet filling for carrot pies, for which peel the vegetable and then grate it on a coarse grater. Melt the butter in a frying pan and add the vegetable there. Simmer until soft, and then add raisins, which should first be soaked in boiling water for half an hour. Add honey and, if desired, or rather, granulated sugar to taste;
• Separate small pieces from the finished dough, form a ball and roll it out to get a flat cake. Place 1 tbsp in the center. spoon of filling and seal the edges. Take a baking sheet, put parchment on it, lay out the pies and leave them for 15 minutes. Separately, beat the egg with a whisk and brush it on top of the workpiece. Place the baking sheet in the oven, which should be preheated to 220 degrees. After some time, reduce the gas and continue cooking until golden brown.

Recipe for sweet fried carrot pies

Another option for a tasty treat, but this time we won’t bake it, but fry it. As for the dough, we looked at how to prepare it in the first recipe, so we won’t spend time on this issue and will go straight to the pies themselves.

Take these products: 0.5 kg of yeast dough, 10 carrots, butter, sugar and cinnamon.

Cooking process:

• The sweet filling is very easy to prepare. Peel, wash and chop the vegetables on a large grater. Add sugar and cinnamon to taste. Mix everything thoroughly with your hands, pressing the mass a little so that the juice comes out;
• Roll out the layer and cut it into equal squares. Place a small amount of prepared filling in the center of each. After this, fold the edges and secure them, and then flatten the blank of the future pie;
• Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the pies on both sides until golden brown. Best served hot, topped with sour cream.

Recipe for making pies with carrots and eggs

Now let's talk about savory baked goods, which can serve as a snack or just a healthy snack. Give this treat to your children at school and take it with you to work. We again use yeast dough, as in the first recipe.

For carrot filling for pies, take: ready-made dough, 0.5 kg of carrots, 3 eggs, butter, salt and 25 g of sugar.

Cooking process:

• Cut the prepared vegetable into small cubes, sprinkle with granulated sugar and leave for 20 minutes. At this time, hard boil the eggs and also chop them. Melt 40 g of butter and combine it with the egg and vegetable;
• Divide the dough into pieces and roll out flat cakes. Place the filling in the center, pinch the edges and form a pie. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment. Brush the top of everything with beaten egg to create a golden brown crust. Bake in the oven for half an hour at 180 degrees.

Recipe for carrot puff pastries

You can prepare baked goods not only from yeast dough, but also from puff pastry. The treat turns out airy and very tasty. Both children and adults like these pies.

Take these products: 425 g flour, 130 g butter and 65 g ghee, 4 eggs, 1/3 teaspoon vinegar, 70 g salt water or milk, 1 kg carrots, 1 teaspoon granulated sugar and salt.

Cooking process:

• We start with the pie dough, for which you need to combine an egg, flour and 20 g of softened butter. Knead the dough and leave it covered with a napkin. After this, roll out a thin layer and brush the top with melted butter. Then fold the edges and grease again. After this, roll out and repeat the procedure until you have something to lubricate;
• To make the carrot filling, wash, peel and cut the vegetables into small pieces. Place them in a saucepan, add 100 g of water and 20 g of oil. Place on the fire and simmer until soft. Then chop with a fork or using a blender and add sugar, butter, and mix everything. Hard-boil 3 eggs, then chop them and add to the prepared vegetable;
• Roll out the layer, cut out circles, put the filling in the center and form pies. Place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment and bake until done.

Yeast-free carrot pies

This pastry is ideal for a Lenten menu, since it does not contain any forbidden foods. This pastry has a crispy crust and juicy filling. You can serve it both for a holiday and for a regular meal. The prepared ingredients are enough for 6 pies. By the way, they can be shaped like pasties.

For this pie recipe, prepare the following set of products: 375 g flour, 200 g boiling water, 1 tbsp. spoon of salt, 2 tbsp. spoons of vegetable oil, 4 medium-sized carrots, salt, pepper, ground coriander, and oil for frying.

Cooking process:

• In a bowl, mix salt and a couple of tablespoons of oil. Pour boiling water there, and then 1 tbsp. flour. Knead, adding the remaining flour to replace a good dough, which should be tight and elastic;
• The filling is prepared very simply: heat the oil in a frying pan, and then add ground coriander, salt and pepper. Add the grated vegetable and simmer until soft;
• Make a sausage from the dough and divide it into equal parts. After this, roll out the flatbread, add the filling and make a pie. Fry on both sides until golden brown.

Recipe for carrot cakes with mushrooms

Another version of salty baked goods, in which we will use mushrooms, which will add not only an original taste, but also an aroma. You can use different mushrooms.