Kefir-Baked Nuts, Fried in a Pan: A Step-by-Step Recipe with Photos

Today we invite you to try making delicious, crunchy nuts with kefir – a simple and inexpensive step-by-step recipe from your beloved grandmother's notebook!

Nutritional value per serving

394.4 kcal

Proteins: 6.3 g
Fats: 16.8 g
Carbohydrates: 55.4 g

*Nutritional value is calculated per 100g of ingredients

Total time: 40 min
Time in the kitchen: 40 min
Complexity:

It's easy and straightforward to prepare, but it does require some experience. Not everyone can do it right the first time.
Number of servings: 20

Nuts are one of the most beloved treats from childhood, which many mothers and grandmothers prepared for the holidays with their own hands.

The classic version is a crumbly shortcrust pastry made with butter or margarine, baked in a special nut baker, and filled with boiled condensed milk and walnuts.

We've previously told you how to prepare it at home:

traditional dough made with water and butter;
an inexpensive version of nut dough with margarine;
various filling options for nuts.

Today we'll add to the list a simple step-by-step recipe "from grandma" for making incredibly delicious, fluffy, and crunchy kefir nuts at home.

You can fill fried nuts made from dough with kefir with any filling:

condensed milk;
cream cheese;
Raffaello cream (with coconut flakes);
custard;
mass based on dark, milk or white chocolate.

Our kefir nut recipe will be complemented with a classic condensed milk cream, as this delicious version is familiar to most people from childhood.

Kefir Nuts (Step-by-Step Preparation)

A simple recipe for homemade kefir-based nuts

Ingredients

Servings

Ingredients for the dough:

Flour

200 G
Kefir

40 ml
Butter

90 G
Sugar

50 G
Egg C1

1 pcs
Baking powder

3 G
Vanilla sugar

as desired

Ingredients for the filling:

Boiled condensed milk

500 G
Walnuts

100 G

Preparation

Step 1

Before making kefir-roasted nuts, warm the kefir and butter to room temperature. If the ingredients are cold or at different temperatures, the dough will separate.

In a mixing bowl, combine 200 grams of softened butter and 50 grams of sugar. Mix until smooth.

Step 2

Add 1 egg (white and yolk) and kefir to the grated butter. Mix everything thoroughly until smooth.

Step 3

First, combine the pre-sifted flour with the baking powder and mix, then add it to the liquid base and knead the dough.

Step 4

You can let the finished dough rest for a while (10-15 minutes). But if you're in a hurry, you can skip this step.

Step 5

Knead the dough again thoroughly, form into sausages, and cut into pieces of the desired size. For a standard nutcracker, 15-gram pieces are suitable, but you should consider the specifics of your machine.

Step 6

We bake the halves using a classic nutcracker (heated on gas) or its more convenient modern electric equivalent.

Step 7

Next, we trim off the excess dough that often forms along the edges of the shells.

Step 8

You can also add crushed crispy dough to the cream if desired. It will be very tasty.

Step 9

All that remains is to fill the shell halves with cream and join them together, hiding a walnut slice, a whole hazelnut or cashew in the center.

The finished dish will keep for no more than 3 days in the refrigerator, but the cookies themselves can be stored for up to 2 weeks even at room temperature. Therefore, if necessary, you can bake the kefir nuts ahead of time and fill them with the cream shortly before serving.

We also suggest trying three new chocolate fillings for nuts that your guests are sure to love: