Yeast Pumpkin Pie

Prepare the ingredients for the filling.

Peel the pumpkin and cut into small cubes.

Place the pumpkin pieces in a heavy-bottomed saucepan, cover with water, and set over medium heat. Once boiling, reduce the heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes.

Add raisins and sugar to the pumpkin, mix everything and cook the resulting mixture for a few more minutes until the sugar is completely dissolved.

Then remove the pan from the heat and cool the filling.

Prepare the ingredients for the dough.

Pour warm water into a small container, add 1 tbsp. sugar and yeast.

Mix everything well and leave for the yeast to react.

In a separate bowl, beat the yolks with sugar.

Pour in kefir, add salt and mix until smooth.

Add yeast to the resulting mixture.

Add flour in several additions, stirring each time until smooth.

When the mixture becomes homogeneous, pour in the vegetable oil and mix everything again.

Sprinkle the table or a special board with flour and knead the dough.

Place the dough in a bowl and cover with a towel.

We leave it in a warm place for 1 hour.

When the dough has risen, knead it lightly again.

It is important to be careful not to score.

Divide the dough into two parts and roll each to a thickness of 1 centimeter.

Place one part of the rolled out dough onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

We spread the cooled pumpkin filling on it.

Cover the top with the remaining dough.

Decorate the pie to your taste.

Brush with egg until nicely browned.

Bake the pie at 180 degrees for 35 minutes.