Today I invite you to try a very tasty semolina pie for dessert - this is mannik. Delicate, crumbly, with a light vanilla aroma and a crispy crust. It is prepared simply, from readily available and very inexpensive ingredients. This recipe is classic and uses only basic ingredients. Their proportions should not be changed, since the recipe has been proven over the years and you can only ruin everything. But you can experiment with additional ingredients as you wish. For example, you can add dried fruits, raisins and nuts, or you can make chocolate manna with cocoa. What I also like about this recipe is that manna can be given to young children (from 2 years old). I won’t say that the product turns out to be very dietary, but it also doesn’t contain anything harmful. If you are preparing manna for children, you can remove the baking powder from the ingredients and halve the amount of butter - these products are not very healthy. The mannik will, of course, not be as fluffy, but for kids it’s what you need. And you can serve a simple classic manna with jam or fresh berries and fruits.

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp. kefir;
• 2 tbsp. semolina;
• 1 tbsp. Sahara;
• 150 g butter at room temperature;
• 3 eggs;
• 3 tsp baking powder for dough;
• a pinch of salt;
• 2 small pinches of vanillin.

Recipe for classic manna with kefir

Mannik is one of the simplest baked goods using dairy products using semolina instead of flour or together with it. Many people adore this simple pie for its speed of preparation and availability of ingredients. Recipes for manna with kefir have been known since the 13th century. Delicious desserts were prepared in all families for big and small holidays, cutting them into cakes and smearing them with jam or cream.

Today, pies with semolina are very popular and varied. They are prepared with berries and fruits, chocolate or cottage cheese is added, and baked in all available ways: oven, slow cooker, microwave.

But many people still have a negative attitude towards this pastry, because... it is associated with thick semolina porridge. In reality, properly baked manna turns out crumbly, and its taste largely depends on additional components: carrots, pumpkin, raisins, fruits.

The proposed recipes will tell you how to prepare manna with kefir for morning tea and holiday feasts. Light and easy to bake desserts will delight kids and adults. You just need to not get lost among the huge variety of recipes.

Classic recipe for manna with kefir

The traditional recipe for manna implies a product without flour or with a small amount of it. A detailed recipe for manna with kefir in the oven with a photo will help you learn how to bake the right lush pie.

Standard set of products for manna:

• Semolina - 1.5 cups;
• Kefir - 400 ml;
• Egg - 3 pcs.;
• Sugar - 100 gr;
• Oil - 50 g;
• Soda - 5 g;
• Flour - 5 g;
• Citric acid - 3 g.

How to cook:

Pour semolina with kefir in a bowl. Leave the cereal to swell.

The mass should rise well. If you skip this stage and start baking right away, then at high temperatures the semolina will fry and become like sand.

Preheat the oven to 200°C.

Add sugar, vanillin, salt to eggs. Beat everything thoroughly until foam forms.

It is best to beat the egg mixture with a mixer, gradually adding melted margarine. The butter or margarine must cool to room temperature or the egg white will curdle.

Pour the egg mixture into the semolina. Everything is carefully mixed until smooth.

Mix flour with soda and citric acid. Add all these components to the dough. Flour is necessary to ensure that the soda is evenly distributed throughout the dough.

Stir the dough until bubbles appear - kefir-soda reaction.

Line a baking pan with parchment, which is well greased with butter. Pour the dough evenly into the mold.

The manna is baked in the oven for about 20 minutes. Then reduce the degrees to 175°C and continue baking for another 20-30 minutes.

Transfer the cooled manna to a plate and serve.

Using the same recipe, you can bake manna with kefir in a slow cooker or other kitchen appliances.

* The thickness of manna directly depends on the correct test. It is necessary that it be slightly liquid, since during the baking process the semolina will still swell and the volume will increase. Therefore, regardless of the recipe, you must always strictly adhere to the proportions of flour and not increase it.

Recipes for semolina pie in household appliances

More and more housewives are choosing household appliances as their assistants. This is not surprising; it helps reduce cooking time and simplifies the process itself. It’s so easy to make manna with kefir in a slow cooker, bread maker or microwave.

Fruit manna from a slow cooker

A delicacy such as manna with apples and kefir can be baked at any time. Apples are always available, and they can easily be replaced with pears, quince or peach. And this recipe for manna with kefir in a slow cooker is easy to remember, all the main ingredients are based on 1 glass.

• Semolina - 1 glass;
• Flour - 1 glass;
• Kefir - 1 glass;
• Sugar - 1 glass;
• Eggs - 2 pcs.;
• Apple - 3-4 pcs.;
• Oil - 30 g;
• Soda - 1 teaspoon;
• Vanilla sugar - 1 packet.

How to cook:

Pour semolina into kefir, then let stand for swelling. Cut the apples into small pieces.

Beat the eggs together with sugar.

Pour the egg mixture into the swollen semolina, add soda. Mix the ingredients thoroughly.

Add the sifted flour and mix everything so that there are no dough clumps. Add apples and stir them.

Pour the dough into the multicooker cup. The sweet manna is baked in the “Baking” mode for 60 minutes. Sprinkle the finished dessert with powdered sugar.

* In kefir pies, when adding soda, it does not need to be quenched with vinegar, since the lactic acid of kefir reacts well with soda.

Chocolate manna in 6 minutes in the microwave

The morning rush to work always has a negative impact on breakfast. But if you find just 10 minutes, you can bake manna with kefir, thereby delighting the whole family. A little time and the microwave will give you a fragrant dessert for your morning tea.

What ingredients will you need:

• Semolina - ½ cup;
• Kefir - ½ cup;
• Flour - ½ cup;
• Vegetable oil - ¼ cup;
• Sugar - ½ cup;
• Egg - 1 pc.;
• Baking powder - 1 teaspoon.

How to cook:

Pour kefir over the semolina and let it swell a little. It is best to prepare the pie in the evening, leaving the ingredients in the cold overnight.

Add cocoa and sugar to the swollen semolina and beat in the egg. Mix the mixture thoroughly, beating the eggs and grinding the cocoa.

Combine flour with baking powder and add to semolina mixture. Mix properly.

Lastly, pour in the oil and mix everything again.

The sweet is baked in a silicone or glass form. Pour the dough into it and place it in the microwave for 6 minutes at the highest power setting.

Top the prepared pie with cherry jam or yogurt cream if desired.

* In this recipe, vegetable oil can be easily replaced with margarine. It is extremely important to monitor the consistency of the dough; if it is too thick, the cake will turn out hard.

Cooking mannas with pumpkin and carrots

Semolina pies go well with many foods, even vegetables. Bright and fluffy kefir manna with pumpkin or carrots will help to please children with bright pastries or cheer up adults on a rainy evening.

Mannik on kefir with pumpkin

Our ancestors have been baking pumpkin mannas since time immemorial. After all, traditional Slavic cuisine consists of simple recipes for tasty and healthy dishes.

• Semolina - 1.5 cups;
• Grated pumpkin - 2 cups;
• Kefir - 1 glass;
• Sugar - 1 glass.

How to cook:

In the old days, they hardly adhered to culinary subtleties when baking. The simpler the dish, the more popular it was among the people. Therefore, manna with pumpkin and kefir is very easy to prepare.

Mix all ingredients and leave for 40-50 minutes for the cereal to swell.

Preheat the oven and grease the baking dish with oil.

Pour the increased pumpkin-semolina dough into the mold. Place it in a preheated oven for 30-40 minutes to bake. Sprinkle the finished pie with powder or serve with jam.

*The pumpkin used in this recipe should be bright, rich in color with juicy flesh.

Carrot mannas

Another bright dish will be colorful manna on kefir with flour and carrots. The cheapness of the components is more than compensated by the rich color and benefits of carotene. And using a slow cooker will only help speed up the process.

• Semolina - 1 glass;
• Kefir - 1 glass;
• Flour - 1 glass;
• Sugar - 1 glass;
• Egg - 3 pcs.;
• Carrots - 1 pc.;
• Cinnamon - ½ teaspoon;
• Soda - ½ teaspoon.

How to cook:

Dissolve sugar in kefir and add semolina. Leave the food until the cereal swells.

Grate large juicy carrots on the smallest grater.

Beat the eggs into the semolina, stirring the ingredients well.

Place carrots, add soda and cinnamon. Mix everything carefully.

Sift the flour and add to the total mass. Stir until smooth, removing all lumps.

Pour the dough into the multicooker cup and bake the pie for 40 minutes, setting the “Baking” mode.

* You can prepare this manna with kefir in the oven with the addition of cottage cheese or apples.

Custom semolina desserts

The classic combination of semolina and kefir may be violated, but this will not affect the taste of the baked goods. New and original manna ideas are delicious and delicious.

Mannik with cottage cheese without eggs

Lush manna with cottage cheese and kefir will turn out to be less calorie than other pies. And the absence of eggs will not affect the structure of the dough in any way and the dessert will turn out, as always, amazing.

• Semolina - 1 glass;
• Flour - 1 glass;
• Cottage cheese - 400 gr;
• Sugar - ½ cup;
• Kefir - 1 glass;
• Oil - 150 g;
• Baking powder - 1.5 teaspoon.

How to cook:

Preheat the oven to 200°C.

Lightly heat the kefir over low heat and melt the butter in it. Heat the dairy product carefully so that it does not curdle.

Combine sifted flour with baking powder and semolina. Dilute the ingredients with kefir and mix them well until smooth.

Grind the cottage cheese thoroughly with sugar.

Place semolina in the mold in layers, alternating dough and cottage cheese.

Place the pie in the oven for 40-50 minutes.

* In this kefir-based manna without eggs, you can add berries or fruits, which are laid out in a separate layer or mixed with cottage cheese.

Unusual pie with raisins and lemon flavor

This is an original no-bake dessert recipe with raisins. Mannik without kefir and flour can be prepared in half an hour and will surprise all guests. Although the recipe is more reminiscent of cooking semolina porridge, even the most sophisticated gourmets will appreciate the pie.

• Semolina - 125 gr;
• Milk - ¾ l;
• Raisins - 100 gr;
• Sugar - 100 gr;
• Egg - 2 pcs.;
• Oil - 75 g;
• Lemon - 1 pc.;
• Salt - 1 pinch.

How to cook:

First fill the raisins with water. Leave it for 2 hours to swell. Grate the yellow lemon peel using a fine grater.

Add sugar, salt and grated zest to milk. Put the milk on the fire and bring to a boil.

Add cereal to boiling milk in a thin stream, stirring continuously to avoid lumps. Cook semolina over low heat for about 20 minutes, constantly skimming off any foam that forms. If the milk is not completely absorbed into the cereal, then the cooking time should be increased slightly.

Put the butter into the hot semolina and stir until it is completely dissolved.

Beat the eggs into the slightly cooled mixture and add carefully squeezed raisins. Quickly stir all ingredients without allowing the eggs to curdle.

Grease the mold with oil and pour the semolina mixture into it. Let the cake cool completely and then refrigerate for 2 hours.

Before serving, the finished manna can be decorated with nuts or topped with caramel glaze.

* If the pie is intended only for adults, then it is better to soak the raisins in rum, this will add an unusual flavor note to the dessert.

Semolina pies in world cuisine

Delicious manna with kefir or similar dairy products is prepared all over the world. Simplicity and accessibility have become the main argument in choosing desserts. Baking from the same products, each nation was able to add its own individual note to manna recipes, diversifying the dish with new flavor components.

Lebanese manna Sfouf

One of the popular cakes in Lebanon is semolina cake with almonds. Turmeric gives the dessert its unusual yellow color. Baking manna in the oven with kefir according to the Lebanese recipe is quite simple.

• Semolina - 225 gr;
• Flour - 75 gr;
• Sugar - 225 gr;
• Kefir - 275 ml;
• Egg - 1 pc.;
• Oil - 100 g;
• Turmeric - 1 teaspoon;
• Baking powder - 5 g;

Melt the butter and cool. Using a whisk, vigorously grind the eggs and sugar until fluffy. Pour milk with melted butter, add orange water for flavor. Mix everything carefully.

Pour the dry ingredients into the liquid ingredients and mix thoroughly.

Pour the dough into the mold and cook for 35-40 minutes.

During this time, mix the chopped almonds with coarse sugar.

Sprinkle the baked goods with the almond-sugar mixture and continue baking the manna pie with kefir for another 10-15 minutes until done.

* There are various Sfouf recipes in which you can add anise, sesame, and replace the almonds with other nuts.

Anglo-Indian manna with kefir without flour

The former English colony is very closely intertwined in culinary terms with English cuisine. The simplicity of English desserts is easily combined with Indian ingredients, so the usual manna with raisins on kefir is enriched with coconut flavor.

How to cook:

Fry the semolina in a small amount of oil until a pleasant aroma appears.

Grind the remaining softened butter well with sugar.

Beat the eggs thoroughly with the addition of coconut, salt, and vanilla essence.

Slowly add the fried flour into the egg mixture, stirring constantly to avoid lumps. You should have a uniform, smooth consistency.

Mix the mixture with washed raisins.

Thin the thick semolina mixture with kefir, stirring it gently.

Line the mold with paper and fill it with dough. The cake is baked for an hour at 180°C.

* The approximate time for frying semolina should be 8-10 minutes.

To serve manna to the table, you don’t need, in general, anything other than a proven recipe and the desire to do a little more than is required - add a pinch of love, season with a handful of imagination, decorate with a drop of soulfulness. This is perhaps the most important thing you need to know about mannas. However, a little more information won't hurt.

1. The correct technology for preparing manna with kefir involves 15-60 minutes, which are given to the cereal for swelling. Pour, mix and set aside - all other stages can be implemented only after this mandatory point in the program.
2. Classic manna cakes are cooked in the oven, however, this pie turns out great in a slow cooker, and even in a double boiler. To understand which option suits you best, try, compare and enjoy the one you like best.
3. It is recommended to cut the manna only after it has completely cooled - otherwise you risk getting not beautiful, even pieces of the pie, but something half-collapsed. Of course, it is worth considering that in most cases, even cooled sliced ​​manna will still not give an even cut, but at least the pieces will be neat.
4. The average baking time for manna cakes is 40 minutes, however, you need to focus not so much on the clock as on the appearance of the cake and its goldenness.
5. Don’t be lazy to decorate the finished mannas - at least sprinkle with powdered sugar or cocoa using special stencils for cakes, and the appearance of the cake will be completely different.

So, it was decided: to have manna on kefir! To avoid getting bored with the pie, you should change recipes, try new and unusual things. There are opportunities for this, so why not start? Here are seven affordable kefir manna recipes for the week.

Monday. Classic manna with kefir

If you have tried this pie at least once, you will never forget its taste: the soft, crumbly texture of the text and the deliciously crispy crust are paradise for those with a sweet tooth!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup semolina;
• 1 glass of kefir;
• 1 cup of sugar;
• 1/2 tsp. salt;
• 1/2 tsp. soda;
• 2 eggs;
• vanillin;
• butter and breadcrumbs (flour, semolina) for greasing the pan;
• optional additives - chocolate drops, raisins, dried apricots.

Mix semolina with sugar, pour in kefir, leave for 15-20 minutes. Add eggs, salt, soda, mix and pour into a baking dish greased and sprinkled with breadcrumbs.

Bake the manna at a temperature of 18-0 degrees for 30-40 minutes - until golden brown.

Tuesday. Pumpkin manna with kefir

The benefits of pumpkin for baby food cannot be overestimated - the product is wonderful, wonderful, affordable, budget-friendly, rich in vitamins and simply wonderful. Alas, not many children, and even adults, are ready to eat this vegetable in its “pure” form, but if you combine pumpkin with semolina, you get... it turns out magical: bright color, rich taste, crumbly crumb, crispy crust.

Ingredients:

• 200 ml kefir;
• 300 g semolina;
• 2 eggs;
• 100 g finely grated and squeezed pumpkin pulp;
• 200 g sugar;
• 1/3 tsp. salt;
• 1/2 tsp. soda;
• 1 tbsp. l. orange or lemon syrup;
• 20 g butter.

Pour semolina with kefir, add sugar, leave for 15 minutes.

Beat the eggs until noticeably light in color.

Mix the kefir-semolina mass with salt, add soda and syrup (you can use citrus liqueur), add pumpkin. Mix well and pour in the eggs. Mix again.

Grease the baking dish with butter. Lay out the dough. Bake at 180 degrees for about 30 minutes.

We take the pan out of the oven, let the manna stand for 7-10 minutes, then remove it and transfer it to a dish. If desired, sprinkle with powdered sugar, candied fruits, and nuts.

Wednesday. Mannik on kefir with bananas

Rich manna. It’s strange to say this in relation to simple home-baked goods, however, this kefir manna is just rich. Luxurious, aromatic, moist, it is not a shame to offer it to guests and is pleasant to serve at home for evening tea.

Ingredients:

• 500 ml kefir;
• 2.5 cups semolina;
• 1 cup of sugar;
• 2 bananas;
• 100 g butter;
• 1/2 tsp. soda;
• 1/3 tsp. salt;
• butter and flour (breadcrumbs) for greasing the pan.

Pour semolina into a sufficiently sized bowl, add sugar, pour in kefir and leave for 10-15 minutes. After this, melt the butter and pour it into a bowl. Add salt and soda and mix again. Place half of the dough into a mold greased and sprinkled with flour (breadcrumbs, semolina).

Cut bananas into circles or strips. Carefully place on top of the dough. Just as carefully, trying not to move the fruit, lay out the second half of the dough.

Bake the manna in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for about 40 minutes.

If desired, when serving, you can decorate the pie with caramelized bananas and a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Thursday. Mannik on kefir with caramel apples

Oh, what a manic this is! A dream, not a pie! The dough is soft, crumbly, slightly crunchy. And apples are simply a miracle: caramel crust, sweet and sour center and a mind-blowing aroma. Together is not a pie, but a real piece of happiness. Be sure to cook, this recipe will not disappoint you.

Ingredients:

• 3-4 apples;
• 30 g butter for apples;
• 50 g sugar for caramel;
• 1 glass of kefir;
• 1 cup semolina;
• 1 cup sugar for dough;
• 1 cup flour;
• 100 g butter for dough;
• 1/3 tsp. salt;
• 1/2 tsp. soda;
• vanillin;
• oil for greasing the mold.

Pour kefir over the semolina and leave for 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, peel the apples, cut each into 8 pieces, and remove the core. In a frying pan in which you can bake a pie, melt 30 g of butter, sprinkle evenly with sugar (50 g), leave on low heat, without stirring, until light golden brown. As soon as the sugar begins to darken around the edges, lay out the apples, filling the bottom of the mold with them.

Mix the swollen semolina with eggs, add melted butter, add salt, soda, vanillin and flour. Stir until smooth and pour over the apples.

Bake in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for about 40 minutes.

Friday. Chocolate manna on kefir with cranberries

Everyone loves chocolate pastries! Even if it is unusually simple and uncomplicated, it turns out bright, tasty and unforgettable. Cranberries will give manna a special berry note, fresh and pleasant. If desired, it can be replaced with lingonberries or any other berry with a pronounced sour taste.

Ingredients:

• 100 g butter;
• 1 glass of kefir;
• 1 cup whole grain flour;
• 1 cup semolina;
• 1 cup of sugar;
• 2 eggs;
• 2 tbsp. l. cocoa;
• 50 g chocolate;
• 2/3 cup cranberries;
• 1/3 tsp. salt;
• 1/2 tsp. soda;
• oil for greasing the mold.

Melt the butter, mix it with kefir, pour in the semolina, add sugar and leave for 15-20 minutes.

After the specified time, add lightly beaten eggs, cocoa, salt, soda, whole grain flour to the dough, mix. Add chopped chocolate and berries and mix gently. Pour the dough into a greased form, bake the manna in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for about 40 minutes.

When serving, you can pour chocolate sauce over the manna.

Saturday. Arabic manna with kefir "Basbusa"

It's time to experiment - manna with oriental notes will surely appeal to those with a sweet tooth. It's moist, juicy, soft, and smells like coconuts and vanilla. Don't look away!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup semolina;
• 1 cup flour;
• 1 glass of kefir;
• 1 cup of sugar;
• 100 ml vegetable oil;
• 2 eggs;
• 1 cup coconut flakes;
• 1/3 tsp. salt;
• 1/2 tsp. soda;
• 1 packet of vanilla sugar;
• oil for greasing the mold.

Ingredients for syrup:

• 100 ml water;
• 2/3 cup sugar;
• 5 tbsp. l. lemon juice.

Mix semolina with sugar, pour in kefir and leave for 15 minutes to swell. Meanwhile, mix eggs with vegetable oil and add coconut flakes. Combine both masses, add salt, soda, flour, mix, pour into a greased form and put in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for about 40 minutes.

While the manna is baking, prepare the syrup - mix sugar, water and lemon juice and simmer over low heat until slightly thickened (5-7 minutes).

Cut the finished pie into portions directly in the mold, pour hot syrup, leave until completely cooled (2-3 hours minimum). If desired, sprinkle with additional coconut and serve.

Sunday. Mannik on kefir with flour with “balls”

One of the simplest, basic recipes for manna with kefir and flour can be implemented in a very interesting version - with chocolate balls. It is not only undeniably tasty, but also very beautiful and attractive.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup semolina;
• 1 glass of kefir;
• 1 cup flour;
• 1 cup of sugar;
• 2 eggs;
• 100 g butter;
• 3 tbsp. l. cocoa;
• 50 g chocolate;
• 1/3 tsp. salt;
• 1/2 tsp. soda;
• oil for greasing the mold.

Mix semolina with sugar and kefir and leave for 1 hour to swell. After this, add eggs to the mixture, mix, pour in melted butter, flour, salt, and soda.

Place a small part of the dough (about a fifth of it) in a separate bowl, mix with cocoa and crushed chocolate.

Pour half of the white dough into a greased pan, spread brown “balls” evenly over the entire area with a spoon, then cover with the remaining dough.

Bake in an oven preheated to 170-180 degrees for 35-40 minutes.

10 ideas on how to cook manna in an original and unusual way:

1. Divide the dough prepared according to your favorite recipe into two parts, add cocoa to one of them. Place two or three spoons of light dough in the center of the greased form, then strictly in the center - two or three spoons of cocoa dough. Again there is clearly a light dough in the middle, again chocolate. Alternate until you run out of dough. If necessary, you can shake the mold slightly so that the mass “disperses” better. Bake like a regular semolina, cut and enjoy: you will get a wonderful zebra-like cut.
2. Don’t be greedy, add berries to the dough - raspberries, currants, blueberries will very well “revive” the usual taste of manna and give it wonderful summer notes.
3. If you have time and desire, you can decorate the manna with a “cap” of icing – for example, chocolate: melt a bar of “black gold”, add a little cream, pour the resulting ganache over the cake. Magically!
4. Nuts, candied fruits, and dried fruits go perfectly with a pleasant, but rather simple-tasting manna dough. Enrich it and you will get especially wonderful pastries for tea.
5. Mannik is a pie at its core, but who is stopping you from turning it into a small homemade cake? Cut it in half and soak it in sour cream or simple apple jam - and the taste will be new.
6. Divide the manna dough in half and color one part with food coloring or spinach, carrot, or blueberry juice. By pouring the dough into the mold one at a time, and then lightly mixing it with a toothpick, you can get a beautiful “marble” pattern after cooking.
7. Semolina goes well with many spices, seasonings and herbs. Try adding cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom to the dough, combining them and mixing. Over time, you will find your perfect bouquet - maybe your personal “zest” will be lemon zest or ground cloves, a pinch of chili pepper or dried mint.
8. Mannikas can also be unsweetened - cheese, ham, mushroom. They can be cooked with meatballs or pieces of fish, with broccoli or corn, bacon and olives. The main thing is not to be afraid; any experiment can lead you to unexpected discoveries.
9. Shaped baking pans for pies are your faithful assistant in preparing original manna cakes. Pie-heart, pie-flower, pie-bear and pie-anything - you won't get bored.
10. And if you prepare manna in the form of portioned muffins, you will get not only a delicious pastry for tea, but also a beautiful and convenient one: you can take it with you on the road, give it to your child at school, or take it as a snack to work.

Making a simple homemade pie in a way that makes it feel special, incredible, and wonderful is a special art that can be mastered by anyone willing to learn. A little practice, a little experience, a couple of mistakes - and you will definitely have your own proven recipe for manna with kefir, which your friends will talk about, your household will dream about, and your girlfriends will gossip about.

Well, remember: as O. Huxley said, “to appreciate a pie, you need to try it, and not talk about recipes” - so grab a bowl and a whisk and get ready!

Is semolina healthy?

Recently it has become fashionable to argue that all generations of Soviet children who grew up on semolina porridge grew up incorrectly. Is it really an “empty” cereal that brings nothing good to those who love it? It is customary to grumble about its high calorie content, a huge amount of gluten, which is unloved by everyone, and “extra” phosphorus compounds.

However, there are also advantages. In addition to the invaluable benefits in the form of the special nutritional value of semolina, there are other points that are worth mentioning. Firstly, one cannot ignore the fact that this cereal cleanses the intestines quite well, “working” as an absorbent and sandpaper at the same time. Secondly, you should love it for its phytin - a substance that normalizes the functioning of the stomach and improves the digestion process. According to recent studies, phytin also prevents the appearance of cancer cells in the human body. Thirdly, the presence of vitamins and minerals is also important - even if there are not many of them compared to other cereals, they are there, and it is completely unfair to simply discount them for the sake of newfangled trends.

Baking is never too much for the table. One of the simplest options for aromatic pastries for tea is fluffy manna with kefir, which is cooked in the oven. Below we offer you 9 very tasty and simple recipes for classic crumbly manna with step-by-step photos. Be sure to take a minute to choose the appropriate recipe and bake this wonderful delicacy for your children or household members.

Classic recipe for manna with kefir in the oven

Number of servings – 6 pcs.

Cooking time – 1 hour

Mannik needs to be prepared correctly, just like other types of baked goods. The taste and consistency of the dessert greatly depends on the method of preparation and additional ingredients. If everything is done correctly, the manna will be airy and, at the same time, crumbly and tender.

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Lush, crumbly manna with kefir in the oven

Ingredients:

• Semolina - 300 gr.
• Kefir - 1.5 tbsp.
• Chicken egg - 1-2 pcs.
• Granulated sugar - 2/3 tbsp.
• Butter/margarine - 150 gr.
• Baking soda - 2/3 tsp.
• Salt - 1/4 tsp.
• Vanilla sugar - 1 sachet
• Lemon zest - 1 tsp. or to taste

Cooking process:

1. Pour semolina into a bowl, then pour in full-fat kefir at room temperature. Mix the ingredients thoroughly with a whisk and leave the mixture until the cereal swells for at least half an hour, and preferably an hour or even two.
2. Mix butter or creamy margarine with sugar and vanilla sugar or vanillin, and then beat the mixture with a mixer. You should get a fluffy butter mass.
3. Beat the egg thoroughly with table salt and soda, pour into a bowl with semolina. Then add the butter mixture and mix the dough with a whisk or spoon. Grate fresh lemon zest on a fine grater and also add to the manna dough.
4. Grease the mold in which you will bake the dessert well with butter and pour the dough inside. Level the surface with a spatula and place the mold in the oven, preheated to 180 degrees.
5. Bake the semolina pie for about half an hour, checking the readiness of the pie with a wooden skewer. You can pour the finished manna with condensed milk or syrup and decorate with berries.

Airy manna on kefir with flour

Appetizing manna with flour perfectly diversifies the diet. This dessert is more or less dietary and suitable for children. You can decorate the finished pie with berries or honey, condensed milk - it all depends on your imagination.

Ingredients:

• Semolina - 1 tbsp.
• Wheat flour - 100 gr.
• Kefir - 250 ml.
• Chicken egg - 3 pcs.
• Granulated sugar - 2/3 tbsp.
• Soda - 1/2 tsp.
• Vinegar - 1/2 tsp.
• Vanilla sugar - 15 gr.

Cooking process:

1. Grind the eggs with granulated sugar, leaving a little sugar for sprinkling. Beat the mixture until the sugar dissolves and pour in kefir at room temperature.
2. Mix the mixture thoroughly, add semolina and mix the ingredients thoroughly again. Leave the mixture at room temperature, covered with a towel, for the semolina to swell. This will take about half an hour or a little more.
3. When the dough has proofed, turn on the oven to preheat to 200 degrees. Pour the soda slaked with vinegar into the dough, and then sift the wheat flour into the bowl with the dough.
4. Gently mix the dough with a spatula, you should get a very fluffy airy dough. Carefully place it in a greased baking dish and place in a preheated oven.
5. The mannik will take about half an hour to prepare; its readiness can be checked with a toothpick or wooden skewer. While the manna is preparing, grind the sugar and vanillin or vanilla sugar to a powder.
6. When the manna is ready, remove it from the oven and place it on a plate. When the dessert has cooled a little, sprinkle it with sugar and vanilla powder using a strainer. You can also add cinnamon or cocoa.

Bon appetit!

Mannik on kefir without flour

The most delicious and crumbly manna is obtained if you cook it without flour. It's a little more complicated, but very tasty and definitely worth it. Try it!

Ingredients:

Dough:

• Semolina - 2 tbsp.
• Kefir (fat) - 2 tbsp.
• Chicken egg - 4 pcs.
• Granulated sugar - 1.5 tbsp.
• Butter - 100 gr.
• Baking soda - 2/3 tsp.
• Vanillin - a pinch

Cream:

• Sour cream - 300 gr.
• Granulated sugar - 2/3 tbsp.

Cooking process:

1. Prepare all the ingredients needed for the manna. Measure out the required amount of cereal, sugar, kefir and butter. Pour semolina into a bowl and pour kefir into the bowl with semolina.
2. Mix the mixture thoroughly and leave the semolina to swell in kefir at room temperature, this will take from half an hour to an hour depending on the grain and the temperature in the room.
3. Cream the butter and sugar until a fluffy white creamy mass is formed. Beat the eggs with baking soda and a pinch of salt in another bowl. Add beaten eggs into the swollen cereal, add vanillin or vanilla sugar.
4. Stir the dough and add butter. Mix the dough again with a spatula, it will be fluffy and soft. Place it in a greased form and place in an oven preheated to 180 degrees.
5. The manna will be ready in about half an hour, and during this time you can prepare the sour cream. To do this, combine sour cream and sugar and beat with a mixer until fluffy. You can add a little vanilla and ground citrus zest.
6. Cool the finished manna slightly, cut it in half crosswise and brush with sour cream. Then collect the manna and place it on a flat dish according to size. Serve the pie cooled with tea or coffee or milk.

Mannik on kefir with cottage cheese in the oven

Curd mannik is a unique alternative to cottage cheese casserole, very tasty and healthy. This aromatic pastry can be served for breakfast with tea, milk or kefir. It will be very tasty to eat such manna with berries, honey or jam.

Ingredients:

• Semolina - 1.5 tbsp.
• Cottage cheese - 300 gr.
• Kefir - 300 ml.
• Chicken egg - 3 pcs.
• Vanilla sugar - 1 sachet
• Granulated sugar - 1.5 tbsp.
• Baking powder - 2 tsp.
• Salt - two pinches

Cooking process:

1. In a deep bowl, combine semolina with kefir, mix and leave to swell. The cereal should swell at room temperature for about half an hour to an hour.
2. Combine cottage cheese with egg yolks and sugar and beat with a mixer. Add vanilla sugar and mix well.
3. When the cereal swells, add the mixture of cottage cheese and sugar and mix thoroughly. Beat the egg whites separately, adding a pinch of salt. When you have a fluffy white foam, carefully pour it into the dough.
4. Using a spatula, never a mixer, mix the dough with the protein foam. Carefully place the dough into the greased pan and place the pan in the oven.
5. At a temperature of 180 degrees, bake the manna until fully cooked, about forty minutes. The readiness of the manna can be checked no earlier than after 20 minutes, using a toothpick or skewer. Dry skewer - the manna is ready!

Mannik on kefir with apples in the oven

Manna with apples is a great substitute for charlotte and diversifies your diet. Both adults and children will enjoy this delicious manna with juicy apples. Apples can be replaced with berries or pears if you are tired of apple baking.

Ingredients:

• Semolina - 150 gr.
• Sugar - 200 gr.
• Kefir - 250 ml.
• Flour - 100 gr.
• Baking powder - 1 tsp.
• Chicken egg - 1-2 pcs.
• Juicy apples - 3 small pieces.
• Cinnamon (ground) - to taste

Cooking process:

1. In a large bowl, combine semolina with full-fat kefir. While the cereal is rising and swelling, start preparing the other ingredients.
2. Beat the eggs with sugar and soda until smooth and the sugar is completely dissolved using a whisk or mixer.
3. When the semolina swells, add the egg mixture into the bowl and stir the dough. Sift wheat flour into the dough and mix thoroughly again.
4. Wash the apples and cut into slices or cubes. Sprinkle apples with cinnamon and add to manna dough. Mix the dough well, it should be moderately liquid and homogeneous.
5. Cover the baking pan with parchment or thoroughly grease it with butter and sprinkle with semolina, place the dough in the pan. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees, then place the mold with the dough there.
6. Bake the mannik for half an hour until fully cooked. You can sprinkle the finished ruddy pie with a mixture of powdered sugar and cinnamon and serve it cooled.

Bon appetit and culinary success!

Delicious manna on kefir with raisins

Appetizing manna with raisins is an excellent dessert for children that adults will also appreciate. This dish is perfect for breakfast, accompanied by milk cocoa or coffee.

Ingredients:

• Semolina - 2 tbsp.
• Kefir (fat) - 2 tbsp.
• Chicken egg - 4 pcs.
• Granulated sugar - 1.5 tbsp.
• Butter - 100 gr.
• Baking soda - 2/3 tsp.
• Vanillin - a pinch
• Raisins - 1/2 tbsp.

Cooking process:

1. Combine semolina and full-fat kefir. Rinse the raisins and soak in cold water. While the semolina is rising and swelling, start preparing the eggs.
2. Beat the eggs thoroughly with sugar and soda until smooth and the sugar is completely dissolved. You can use a whisk or mixer, whichever is more convenient for you.
3. When the semolina swells (this will take at least half an hour), add the egg mixture into the bowl and mix the dough thoroughly. Sift the wheat flour into the bowl with the dough and mix thoroughly again.
4. Strain the raisins, dry and add to the dough. Mix the dough with raisins well, it should be moderately liquid and completely homogeneous, without lumps.
5. Grease a baking pan with butter or use a silicone mold. Place the manna dough into the mold. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees, and when it is warm, place the mold with the dough inside.
6. Bake manna with raisins for half an hour until fully cooked. Check readiness with a wooden skewer or toothpick. You can sprinkle the finished ruddy pie with a mixture of powdered sugar and cinnamon and serve it cooled.

Mannik on kefir with jam

Delicious sweet manna with jam is a real simple masterpiece. This pastry goes great with tea and coffee; Suitable for breakfast and lunch. Preparing such a pie is easy and simple, even if you have never done this before.

Ingredients:

• Semolina - 150 gr.
• Kefir - 250 ml.
• Granulated sugar - 1/2 tbsp.
• Lemon zest - 1/2 tsp.
• Salt - a pinch
• Chicken egg - 2 pcs.
• Jam (thick) - 150 gr.

Cooking process:

1. Beat eggs with sugar using a whisk or mixer. The sugar should completely dissolve.
2. Combine room temperature kefir with beaten eggs, mix thoroughly and pour semolina into a bowl with liquid ingredients. Let the dough sit so that the semolina swells.
3. When the cereal swells, which will take at least half an hour, add a pinch of salt, finely grated lemon zest and baking powder to the dough.
4. Place the dough in a springform pan lined with parchment. Place the form with the dough in an oven preheated to 180 degrees and bake until fully cooked.
5. Cool the finished manna slightly, remove from the mold and remove the parchment from it. Cut the manna in half crosswise and generously spread with thick jam, such as strawberry. Then collect the manna and place it on a flat dish.

Chocolate manna with kefir in the oven

The amazing aroma of this wonderful chocolate manna will spread throughout the apartment and bring everyone in the household to the table! This delicacy is not at all difficult to prepare, but the taste will be simply excellent. Be sure to try it!

Ingredients:

• Semolina - 150 gr.
• Kefir - 250 ml.
• Granulated sugar - 1/2 tbsp.
• Salt - a pinch
• Chicken egg - 2 pcs.
• Cocoa powder - 3-4 tbsp.

Cooking process:

1. Mix semolina evenly with cocoa powder. After this, add kefir to the cereal and leave the cereal with kefir until the semolina swells. The semolina will melt for about half an hour, possibly longer.
2. When the semolina is almost ready, grind the chicken eggs with salt and soda, and then pour into a bowl with the semolina and kefir. Add vanillin or vanilla sugar, if desired.
3. Turn on the oven and set the temperature to 200 degrees. When the oven is hot, take a silicone baking dish or small silicone molds. Pour the semolina dough into it and place in the oven.
4. Mannik is baked at this temperature for about 20-30 minutes; its readiness should be checked using a toothpick or any other wooden stick.
5. When the semolina pie is ready, remove it from the oven and cool. You can sprinkle the cooled manna with powdered sugar mixed with cocoa powder.

Well, what a miracle this semolina is! If you want, cook porridge, if you want, bake a pie. However, not everyone loves porridge, but the pie will certainly be appreciated by everyone who has tried it. After all, manna with kefir is a simple and beloved pie made from semolina, which is made from wheat and serves as an excellent base for baking. Manna with kefir is simply an irreplaceable thing for us, modern women who are always suffering from lack of time. The main ingredients of manna are, of course, semolina itself, as well as sugar, eggs, butter or vegetable oil, baking powder, sometimes flour is added, as well as other ingredients that add flavor and aroma - nuts, poppy seeds, raisins, apples, berries, etc. ..

It is very simple to prepare such a pie, but first you need to decide what kind of manna you want to prepare, you need, so to speak, to choose the basic component of the manna, because, as you know, it is prepared with different dairy products: milk, sour cream, kefir, yogurt or yogurt. Mannik can be baked according to dozens of recipes, and each housewife adds her own ingredients during the cooking process to give her favorite pie a new taste. The most popular among other recipes is manna with kefir, it is also called classic, and is used by most housewives. It is kefir that allows you to get tall, fluffy, porous and tasty manna. Therefore, if you want to practice preparing all kinds of manna, prepare manna with kefir. The main secret to obtaining this tender and tasty pie is to always soak the semolina in kefir so that it is saturated with moisture and swells well. It is left in the liquid for 30-60 minutes, or even longer (otherwise the semolina will not disperse well, and the grains in the finished pie will crunch unpleasantly on your teeth). Then all other ingredients are added and mixed thoroughly. The finished dough is sent to a baking dish, pre-greased with butter and sprinkled with semolina, and placed in the oven for 40 minutes, preheated to 180-200°C. That's all, actually. And now from theory to practice.

Mannik with kefir “Classic”

Ingredients:
200 g semolina (glass),
500 ml kefir,
3 eggs,
100 g sugar,
a pinch of salt,
1 packet of vanilla sugar,
10 g baking powder (or ½ tsp soda),
butter for greasing the mold.

Preparation:
Add semolina to kefir and leave to swell for 1 hour. Beat the eggs, adding salt and sugar, using a mixer. Then add vanilla sugar and baking powder (or soda) to the mixture. Combine the egg mass and kefir with semolina and mix thoroughly. Pour the finished dough into a greased pan and bake at 190°C for 40 minutes. To check if the cake is ready, pierce it with a match or toothpick. If the match (toothpick) is dry, the manna is ready.

To give the cake a beautiful appearance, you can sprinkle it with powdered sugar, brush it with fondant, or pour icing over it.

Mannik on kefir with flour

This interesting manna turns out to be very tender. The whole secret is that the baking powder enters into a fermentation reaction with kefir not while kneading the dough, but in the oven.

Ingredients:
1 stack semolina,
2 stacks kefir,
2 eggs,
100 g wheat flour,
200 g granulated sugar,
20 g mayonnaise,
20 g butter,
10 g baking powder,
vanillin or cardamom - to taste and desire.

Preparation:
Mix semolina, flour and sugar. In a separate container, mix eggs, kefir and mayonnaise, and then combine these two mixtures together. Let the dough rest for 1 hour. After this, melt the butter on the stove, cool it, add baking powder and pour into the dough. Place the baking dish in an oven preheated to 180°C for 1 minute, then remove it and grease it with butter. Sprinkle with semolina to prevent the cake from burning. Pour the dough into the mold and place in the oven for 40 minutes. Then remove the finished manna from the oven, let it cool slightly and enjoy the delicious dessert.

If the previous recipes seemed too simple to you and you don’t mind experimenting, you have wide scope for creativity. For example, add some new ingredient to the dough before baking to suit your taste: fresh berries, poppy seeds, chocolate, lemon (orange) zest, raisins, nuts or apples.

Mannik on kefir with raisins and cardamom

Ingredients:
1.5 stack. decoys,
1 stack kefir,
½ cup flour,
1 stack Sahara,
1 tsp salt,
1 tsp soda,
2 tbsp. poppy,
½ tsp. green cardamom (ground),
100 g butter,
a little vanillin (or lemon or orange zest).

Preparation:
Mix all dry ingredients, add butter and kefir. Mix everything thoroughly and leave for 30 minutes. Grease a baking dish with butter and sprinkle with flour or semolina. Place the dough into the mold, smoothing its surface. Bake the pie at 180-200°C for 40-50 minutes.

Mannik on kefir with apples

Ingredients:
2 stacks semolina,
150 g kefir,
3 apples,
2 eggs,
1 stack granulated sugar,
100 g butter margarine,
½ lemon
100 g raisins,
a pinch of salt,
½ tsp. soda,
30 g wheat flour,
20 g butter,
10 g breadcrumbs.

Preparation:
Mix semolina with kefir and leave to swell for 1 hour. Beat the eggs with a mixer, gradually adding sugar to them. When the mass becomes airy, mix it with semolina swollen in kefir. Mix everything and add cooled melted margarine. Grate the lemon and add to the total mass. Then add well-washed raisins, flour and soda to the dough. Without peeling, cut the apples into slices, first removing the seeds. Add apple slices to the dough and stir. Grease the baking dish with butter, preheat it a little in the oven. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Pour the dough into the prepared pan and place in the oven. Bake the manna for 40-50 minutes at 180°C.

Mannik on kefir with strawberries

Ingredients:
1 stack semolina,
1 stack kefir,
2 eggs,
1 stack flour,
250 g strawberries,
1 stack Sahara,
100 g butter,
1 tsp baking powder,
a pinch of salt.

Preparation:
Mix semolina with kefir, add salt and leave for 30 minutes. Separate the whites of the eggs from the yolks. Beat the whites into a homogeneous, fluffy foam. Grind the softened butter with sugar and add the yolks. Mix the semolina-kefir mixture with the egg-butter mixture and whipped whites. Add flour and baking powder to the total mixture and mix well. Wash the strawberries, remove the stems, dry them and cut into thin slices. Pour half of the dough into a baking dish greased with butter, place strawberries on top and fill with the other half of the dough. Bake in an oven preheated to 180°C for 30 minutes, then increase the temperature to 200°C for another 10 minutes. The finished manna can be decorated with powdered sugar or mixed powdered sugar with cinnamon, or simply poured over melted chocolate.

Using the same ingredients, instead of strawberries, you can add one glass of blueberries to the dough during the kneading process after all the other ingredients, and you will get a surprisingly tasty blueberry manna. You can also use black currants.

In our piggy bank there is a recipe for lovers of condensed milk and bananas. This combination makes ordinary manna with kefir not only somewhat unusual, but also incredibly tasty.

Mannik on kefir with bananas and condensed milk

Ingredients:
1 stack decoys,
1 stack kefir,
1.5 stack. flour,
1 stack Sahara,
250 g condensed milk,
100 g butter,
3 bananas,
½ tsp. soda

Preparation:
Combine semolina, kefir and sugar. Leave the dough for 2 hours at room temperature. Then add melted butter and flour mixed with soda and mix the resulting mass. Place the dough in a baking dish greased and sprinkled with semolina and bake in an oven preheated to 180°C for 40 minutes. Check readiness with a wooden toothpick. Remove the finished manna from the mold and let it cool. When cool, cut lengthwise into 2 halves using fishing line or strong thread and brush both cake layers with condensed milk. Cut the peeled bananas into thin slices. Place the sliced ​​bananas on the bottom of the semolina, cover with the top half and let stand for 30 minutes.

Ingredients:
1 stack cereals,
1 stack kefir,
1 stack flour,
1 egg,
1 stack sugar + ½ cup. for impregnation,
100 g butter,
2 bags of coconut flakes (50 g),
1.5 tsp. baking powder for dough,
a little vegetable oil for the dough and for greasing the mold,
½ lemon (juice)
walnut kernels or almonds (optional).

Preparation:
Pour semolina and coconut flakes with kefir at room temperature, add sugar and leave to swell and soften for 30 minutes, or even 1 hour. When the semolina swells, pour melted butter into the mixture, a little vegetable oil and add sifted flour. Mix everything until you get a homogeneous mass (it will not be very thick and not too homogeneous due to the coconut flakes). Grease a baking dish with butter and sprinkle with semolina. Pour the dough into the mold, smooth it out slightly. If you wish, place walnut kernels or almonds on the dough; if not, prepare manna without decoration, omitting this point. Place the dough in an oven preheated to 180°C and bake for 35-40 minutes. While the manna is baking, prepare the syrup for soaking. Pour ½ cup of water into the pan, squeeze out lemon juice and add sugar. Cook over low heat for 10 minutes, stirring. Remove the finished manna from the oven and leave it in the mold. Pour the prepared syrup over it and wait until the pie has cooled completely.

Mannik on kefir with sour cream

Ingredients:
1 stack semolina,
1 stack kefir,
½ cup wheat flour,
3 eggs,
1 stack Sahara,
100 g butter,
1 packet of vanilla sugar,
½ tsp. baking powder,
a pinch of salt.
For cream:
500 g thick sour cream,
200 g powdered sugar,
1 tbsp. lemon zest,
powdered sugar - to taste.

Preparation:
Break the eggs into a bowl, add sugar and beat well with a whisk. Continuing to beat, add kefir and flour mixed with baking powder, salt and vanilla sugar to the mixture. Then add semolina, butter and leave for 30 minutes for the semolina to swell. Pour the finished dough into a greased baking dish and bake at 180°C for 35-40 minutes. For the cream, whisk the sour cream with powdered sugar and lemon zest. Cut the finished manna into 2 or 3 cakes and brush the cakes with cream. Instead of sour cream, you can make chocolate cream. For it you will need: 100-150 g of softened butter and the same amount of condensed milk with sugar, 1 tbsp. l. cocoa. Whisk all ingredients into a homogeneous mass. Instead of cocoa, you can melt a bar of dark chocolate in a water bath, cool to room temperature and beat it with cream - it will turn out even tastier.

Mannik on kefir without eggs

Ingredients:
1 stack kefir,
1 stack decoys,
½ cup Sahara,
½ cup raisins,
2 tbsp. sour cream,
½ tsp. baking powder,
a pinch of salt,
butter for greasing the mold,
vanillin - to taste.

Preparation:
Pour kefir over the semolina, stir and leave for 1 hour. Then add sour cream, sugar, salt, vanilla sugar and baking powder and mix everything. Rinse the raisins and add hot water and leave for 5 minutes. After that, squeeze it out and add it to the dough. Stir the resulting mass. Place the dough in a greased form and place in an oven preheated to 180°C. Bake the manna for 30-40 minutes.
Mannik will turn out more original if you add a few spoons of honey to the dough, or, say, a couple of spoons of cocoa powder or instant coffee.

Mannik with kefir “Zebra”

Ingredients:
1 stack semolina,
1 stack kefir,
1 stack flour,
1 egg,
1 stack Sahara,
100 g margarine or melted butter,
2 tbsp. cocoa,
½ tsp. soda

Preparation:
Add egg, semolina and sugar to kefir. Mix everything thoroughly and leave the mixture for 1 hour, covered with a napkin. Then add margarine or melted butter, flour and soda. Mix well. Then divide the dough in half and add cocoa powder to one half. Fill the baking pan with batter, alternating batter with and without cocoa powder. To do this, pour the dough alternately strictly into the center of the mold: 1-2 tbsp. dark dough, 1-2 tbsp. light. Bake the pie in an oven preheated to 180°C for 25-30 minutes. The finished manna can be effectively decorated with pre-melted white chocolate.

For owners of a multi-cooker, all manna recipes are perfect, because this pie is perfectly baked in it, turning out tall, fluffy and tender. The only thing you need to do is measure out fewer ingredients if you have a multicooker with a small bowl. Otherwise, all recommendations are the same as for baking in the oven.

Turning an ordinary manna with kefir into a birthday cake for the whole family is a simple, interesting and very exciting activity. After all, every time you add a new ingredient, you get a new taste. Therefore, create, create and delight others with wonderful kefir mannas.

Bon appetit and new culinary discoveries!

Larisa Shuftaykina