How to prepare fresh bird cherry berries for pies. Pies stuffed with dried cherry

Diarrhea is an unpleasant condition that happens to a lot of people quite often. There are many reasons for its appearance, but if it is a non-communicable disease, then you can resort to alternative methods of treatment. A large number of folk remedies are known. Some have been used for many decades and have proven to be the best in practice. For example, bird cherry from diarrhea is quite effective due to the astringent properties that not only the fruit has, but also the bark with leaves. But an exceptionally properly prepared infusion can help treat diarrhea and have a beneficial effect on the body.

Bird cherry properties

Bird cherry fruits and leaves have long been used in the manufacture of many medicines. In the light of traditional medicine, a decoction of bird cherry from diarrhea from dried or fresh fruits, bark or leaves is used.

Bird cherry has a number of properties that are beneficial for the body, and even now not all of them have been studied in detail by doctors. It has fixing, astringent properties. Sometimes this is necessary for the normal functioning of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). This feature is associated with the fact that the composition of bird cherry includes various kinds of tannins. Their concentration is greater in the fruits of the plant. Heat treatment does not adversely affect their properties, which is why the preparation of an infusion for diarrhea helps quickly enough.

Also in bird cherry there is such an element as pectin - this is a kind of analogue of fiber. This substance stimulates intestinal motility by acting on smooth muscles. Thanks to pectin, food in our body is absorbed many times better, which is why putrefactive bacteria lose their breeding ground. It is thanks to a number of these features that bird cherry from diarrhea is used to this day.

But, this tool has its contraindications. A decoction of bird cherry from diarrhea is not recommended for children (under 1 year old), pregnant women, women during lactation (breastfeeding). Before using this remedy, you should consult with your doctor.

Bird cherry fruits contain a considerable amount of a special substance - amygdalin (glycoside). Once in the human body, it breaks down into two elements - glucose and hydrocyanic acid. And if glucose is not harmful to our body, then it is worth noting that hydrocyanic acid is a potent poison. It is for this reason that it is necessary to prepare a decoction of bird cherry from diarrhea strictly according to the recipe, without exceeding the specified temperature level (50 ° C).

Recipes for infusion of bird cherry from diarrhea

How to brew bird cherry for diarrhea: there are five main ways.

Based on dried fruit

Dried bird cherry for diarrhea. For cooking you need: dried berries and boiled water in a ratio of 1:10. The fruits must be filled with water, the container must be made of glass, porcelain (enamelled dishes are also suitable). The seeds in the berries must be left intact. The resulting mixture must be placed in the oven for half an hour (or a steam bath). The temperature must not exceed 50°C! After preparation, it is necessary to strain the solution with gauze, and wait until it cools. Scheme of administration: half a glass 3 times a day, until complete recovery.

When it comes to children, the decoction recipe remains the same, with only minor changes. Cooking takes not 30, but 15 minutes. The dose should be much less - ¼ cup.

Based on fresh fruit

Bird cherry with diarrhea can also be used fresh. To do this, you need to collect fresh fruits 1/3 cup and wash them under running water. Pour the berries into a container where the medicine will be directly brewed. Pour 400 ml of boiled water there, cook in a steam bath for 30 minutes. Then, let the product brew for at least half an hour. All the time, the broth should be under a tightly closed lid, after which the broth is filtered. Dosage for children: 1 tablespoon every hour. At the age of less than 3 years - 0.5 tablespoon every 2 hours. For adults, the dosage is 50 ml - 4 times a day.

From the bark

The bark of the bird cherry can also be used for diarrhea. Recipe: 1 tablespoon of bird cherry bark pour 250 ml of boiled water. And put in a water bath for 25-30 minutes. After removing from the bath - insist for 30-40 minutes. Strain. Drink this infusion of 100 ml. 3 times a day at equal intervals.

From dried leaves

A simple and effective way for diarrhea is an infusion of dried bird cherry leaves. You can make them yourself or buy them at almost any pharmacy. Making your own infusion is easy. It is necessary to pour a few tablespoons of raw materials (leaves) with 200 ml of boiled water and insist for 9-10 hours. Reception scheme: 3 tablespoons 3 times a day at equal intervals.

Based on inflorescences

During the flowering period, you can use bird cherry flowers. For infusion, you need to collect 4 tablespoons of raw materials, pour them with 1 liter of boiling water. Close the container, wrap it in a blanket and put it in a warm place. Let it brew for at least 2.5 hours, then strain. Reception schedule: 4 times a day, 3 teaspoons.

Bird cherry from diarrhea is really effective and easy to prepare remedy. In most cases, it helps quite quickly. But you need to remember that if within a few days you do not feel better, the symptoms intensify, the body temperature rises - you need to see a doctor. And the faster, the better. After all, diarrhea can only be the beginning of a serious illness.

We continue canning, the time is now, vegetables, fruits and berries, everything is cheap, and whoever has his own garden, vegetable garden, just have time, turn around. This year there is a very large harvest of bird cherry, which has not been observed for many years. I want to offer you some delicious recipes for canning bird cherry for the winter. It is tasty and healthy, and for some diseases, a good medicine.

• It is necessary to store bird cherry blanks that were prepared with seeds (jam, compotes) no more than 9 months from the date of preservation. This is due to the high content of hydrocyanic acid in the bone.
• It is better to cook bird cherry jam without stones, it is stored longer.
• Before making jam, shake the washed berries several times in a bowl or saucepan, let stand for 10 minutes and shake again.

Cherry jam recipe

We take the number of berries arbitrarily. Ripe and well-washed berries are poured with water so that they slightly hide the berries and heat, bring to a boil. Cook for 2-3 minutes.

We put gauze in several layers on a colander and pour the contents, wipe, wring out. It turns out a homogeneous liquid mass-mashed potatoes, discard the bones. Add granulated sugar, mix thoroughly, let stand, mix again, until the granulated sugar is completely dissolved.

We lay out in sterilized jars, cover with iron lids and put in water for sterilization. We sterilize 0.5 liter jars - 10 minutes, 1 liter jars - 20 minutes from the moment the water boils. We take out, twist and put away for storage.
Take 1 kg of puree - 1 kg of sugar. How much puree you get, and count, you can put less, it won’t go bad, don’t be afraid.

Bird cherry and red currant compote

For a three-liter jar of compote we take 0.5 l of bird cherry berries and 0.5 l of berries, 0.5 kg of sugar. We wash the bird cherry and pour it into sterilized jars, pour boiling water over it and let it stand for 5 minutes.

Drain the water into a saucepan, add sugar and bring to a boil, boil for 2 minutes. Add red currants to bird cherry, pour boiled syrup and roll up. Let cool and put away for storage.

Cherry juice

We take the number of berries arbitrarily, fill it with cold water and heat it to boiling point. Stir the berries with a wooden spoon, trying to knead them. After boiling, pour the berries with liquid into a colander lined with gauze, leave to drain for an hour.

The resulting cloudy juice is left to settle. After a few hours, carefully drain the clear juice, and adding sugar (to taste), boil for 1-2 minutes and pour into clean bottles for storage.

Beautiful and tasty jelly

There are two options for making jelly:

1. Boil to a thick consistency, add granulated sugar before cooking, for 1 liter of juice - 1 kg of sugar. We lay out hot in jars and roll up the lids.
2. Add gelatin, granulated sugar swollen in water and stirring, bring to a boil, pour hot into sterile jars, roll up.

Cherry rolled with sugar

In this simple way, earlier in the village they harvested bird cherry for the winter, and even dried it. We scroll the washed bird cherry through a meat grinder twice and add sugar. For 1 kg of rolled mass 0.5 sugar. We mix everything thoroughly and put it in jars for storage, close with plastic lids.

Such bird cherry is not only a delicious filling for pies and rolls, but it has a very good fixing effect, it works well for indigestion, in the treatment of cough.

How to dry

The easiest way to prepare bird cherry for the winter is to dry it.

You can dry it on the stove, in the oven and dryers, but I prefer to dry it in the attic, in the shade, where the wind walks when you open the windows. I spread it thinly on baking sheets and let it dry on its own.

I keep it in a paper box. I grind part of the dry bird cherry in a coffee grinder into flour. It is useful to us for the preparation of fillings and various desserts, cakes and rolls. I strongly advise you to stock up on this wonderful powder, using it in cooking.

We make coffee from bird cherry flour

• 1 tsp flour
• 1 teaspoon ground coffee
• 200 ml of water
• 2 teaspoons of sugar.

Mix coffee, flour, pour water and bring to a boil. Add sugar and cream if desired.

This is where I end, today we talked about canning bird cherry. Try to cook at least one of the recipes, and you will forever remain a fan of this healthy berry.

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Ground bird cherry is the dried and crushed fruit of the bird cherry tree. The plant gets along well in the difficult Russian climate. Although its homeland is East Asia (China) and Africa (Morocco). Flowers, fruits and even tree bark have a unique healing composition, and therefore at all times they have been actively used in the prevention and treatment of various diseases. However, ground bird cherry has found its place in cooking. Siberians and residents of the Urals were the first in our country to make flour from the fruits of the tree and mix it as a useful additive into ordinary wheat or rye flour. However, a similar tradition existed since ancient times in other countries. Bird cherry tree fruit powder makes dishes not only healthier, but also tastier. The flour has a brown color and a pleasant almond smell.

Calorie content and composition of ground bird cherry

Almost all vitamins, except B12, were found in ground bird cherry, it also contains a large number of macronutrients and other useful components.

Caloric content of ground bird cherry - 101 kcal per 100 g of product, of which:

• Proteins - 8.4 g;
• Fats - 0 g;
• Carbohydrates - 16.8 g.

Among the macroelements in the composition of ground bird cherry there is magnesium - 0.9 mg per 100 g.

Trace elements per 100 g:

• Iron - 0.2 mg;
• Cobalt - 10,000 mcg
• Manganese - 1 mg;
• Copper - 100 mcg;
• Zinc - 0.3 mg.

In the composition of the fruit, such useful substances as antioxidants and endorphins, malic and citric acid were also found. There is fruit sugar and tannins here. Ground bird cherry is also rich in essential oils.

In addition, the fruits of the tree contain pectin, which is a specific analogue of fiber, as well as benzoic aldehyde, which provides the plant with volatile properties - in other words, an antibacterial and antifungal effect.

Useful properties of ground bird cherry

Due to its rich chemical composition, bird cherry flour is widely used in folk medicine. Biologically active substances contained in fruits in large quantities have a beneficial effect on the activity of all systems and organs. However, it is important to understand that the positive effect of bird cherry flour is revealed to the proper extent only when it is regularly eaten.

Let's look at the benefits of ground bird cherry in more detail

1. Anti-inflammatory effect. The reason for this beneficial effect is the phytoncidal properties of the fruits, which we have already discussed above. Thanks to these properties, bird cherry flour works as a natural antiseptic, actively fighting the pathogenic environment. The phytoncidal properties of the plant are so great that it can not only have a preventive effect, but also actively fight against already developing inflammatory processes of any nature, even venereal ones.
2. Normalization of the activity of the gastrointestinal tract. Tannins and other useful components that make up the fruit help improve the functioning of the digestive system, fight its disorders, especially diarrhea. A pronounced antispasmodic effect prevents pain in the gastrointestinal tract.
3. Prevention and treatment of colds. The high content of ascorbic acid and other vitamins in fruits helps to prevent respiratory infections. At the same time, a pronounced diaphoretic and antipyretic effect in combination helps to cure any cold as soon as possible.
4. Strengthening blood vessels. Ground flavonoids contained in bird cherry help strengthen the walls of blood vessels, especially capillaries. In addition, the vessels become more elastic.
5. Beneficial effect on the nervous system. The fruits of the plant have an amazing effect on the nervous system. On the one hand, they tone, on the other, they soothe. Thus, a person can relieve excessive emotionality associated with stress or other causes, without the side effect of relaxing and loss of concentration.
6. Strengthening men's health. The tonic effect that bird cherry has has a positive effect on men's health, increasing potency. Thus, flour from the fruits of this tree can be safely called an aphrodisiac.
7. Blood Purification. Ground bird cherry is rich in vitamin PP and pectin, which in combination prevent the absorption of cholesterol into the blood and remove excess cholesterol from the body. In addition, these same components help cleanse the blood of other harmful toxins.
8. Strengthening immunity. The increase in the body's defenses as a whole is a beneficial effect that bird cherry owes to three components, such as vitamin C, beta-carotene and flavonoids. These three, working in combination, actively stimulate the immune system and prevent the development of cancerous processes.
9. Normalization of the urinary system. Bird cherry fruits have a pronounced diuretic effect, and the essential oils contained in them have a positive effect on kidney health. Thus, their regular use is an excellent prevention of diseases of the urinary system.
10. Joint strengthening. Ground bird cherry also has a positive effect on the joints. It heals and strengthens them, helps to remove salts of heavy metals. Thus, the use of fruit flour for food is an excellent prevention of arthritis, rheumatism and other similar diseases.
11. Improved skin condition. The beneficial effect of bird cherry flour on the skin has been noted, it looks fresh and rejuvenated.

Bird cherry fruits contain useful bitterness - substances necessary for the healthy functioning of all organs of the digestive system and strengthening the walls of the stomach. However, the content of these elements in cultivated varieties is less than in the fruits of wild bird cherry, since breeders deliberately strive to make them sweeter, as a result, wild fruits are bitterer, but their healing effect is higher.

Harm and contraindications to ground bird cherry

Any product, no matter how useful it may be, has its contraindications. No exception, unfortunately, and ground bird cherry. Contraindications in this case, as well as healing properties, are explained by the characteristics of the composition.

Eating bird cherry flour in food can harm people:

• immunocompromised. The composition of the fruits of the bird cherry tree contains amygdalin, which, when decomposed, releases poison - hydrocyanic acid. And although the content of amygdalin in the plant is low, for those whose immunity is weakened (people who have had serious illnesses, pregnant and lactating women) or not formed (children under 3 years old), bird cherry is still contraindicated in any form.
• Constipated. As we said above, bird cherry fruits contain large amounts of tannins, they have astringent and fixing properties, which helps fight diarrhea, but with constipation, the situation can only worsen.
• With severe diseases of the digestive system. Ground bird cherry slightly irritates the mucous membranes, and therefore, with an exacerbation of gastrointestinal diseases, it is prohibited.
• Diabetic. The fruits contain a lot of sugar, which means that it is undesirable for diabetics to consume them.
• Allergy sufferers. Certain components that make up the fruit of the bird cherry tree can cause allergies against the background of individual intolerance to the components, in which case the use of the product is strictly prohibited.

Bird cherry has an ambiguous effect on reproductive abilities. In ancient times, healers prepared special potions based on this plant, which were recommended for women to avoid unwanted pregnancy. Some doctors still claim that bird cherry is able to work as a contraceptive, although this effect is not scientifically substantiated. One way or another, if you are planning a child, it is better to refuse to use bird cherry flour. However, at the same time, we do not recommend using ground fruits as a reliable method of contraception; it is better to use modern proven methods to prevent unwanted pregnancy.

Recipes for dishes with ground bird cherry

The use of ground bird cherry in recipes is especially important in the preparation of various pastries. Fruit flour turns dessert not only into a tasty, but also a healthy dish. So, in fact, you can add it in a small amount to the dough for any cake, pie, cookies, pancakes, etc. A familiar dish will acquire a light nutty and blueberry flavor.

Bird cherry flour is often added to drinks: non-alcoholic - syrups, compotes, kvass; and alcoholic - a variety of liqueurs and tinctures. Let's look at the best recipes with ground bird cherry:

1. Siberian cake with bird cherry flour. Take a saucepan, put salt (1 tablespoon) on the bottom, cover it with a clean piece of cloth (you can use gauze, but you need to fold it in 2-3 layers). Pour sour cream (500 grams) on top, close the pan and refrigerate - preferably overnight, at least 4 hours. Bring milk (1 cup) to a boil, pour it, without cooling, into a deep bowl and pour ground bird cherry (1 cup) on top, leave the mixture to swell for several hours. In a new bowl, beat eggs (2 pieces) with sugar (1 cup), then add wheat flour (1 cup) and soda (1 teaspoon) quenched with vinegar. Take a bowl with swollen bird cherry, if necessary, drain the rest of the milk, and add it to the main dough. Put parchment paper in a tall baking dish, grease with oil, pour the dough into it and bake at a temperature of 180 degrees for 40 minutes (check readiness with a dry match). Remove the sour cream from the refrigerator, it should have given off excess liquid and become thicker. Transfer the sour cream to a bowl (it is advisable to pre-cool it in the freezer), add powdered sugar (200 grams) and beat for 5-7 minutes with a mixer until stable peaks. Remove the “pie” from the oven and cut into two cakes, brush both with cream. Sprinkle the cake with nuts to taste or decorate in some other way and let it brew in the refrigerator for a couple of hours.
2. Pancakes with mascarpone and berries. Beat eggs (2 pieces) with sugar (30 grams) in a deep bowl, add milk (250-300 ml), kefir (100-150 ml), salt (5 grams), soda (3 grams) and mix thoroughly. Slightly introduce a mixture of bird cherry (60 grams) and wheat (100 grams) flour. If you cannot achieve uniformity, use a mixer. Heat up the pan and start baking pancakes. Put mascarpone and any berries to taste on each pancake, roll into a roll. Sprinkle the top of the pancakes with powdered sugar.
3. Bird cherry bread in a bread machine. Pour whey or milk (300 ml) into a bread machine, add salt (1 teaspoon), sugar (1 tablespoon), sifted wheat flour (500 grams), then bird cherry (50 grams). Make a well in the flour and pour in the yeast (quick-acting, dry - 1 sachet). Select the main mode (bread baking mode) and bake. You can cook this bread in the oven, then you first need to let the dough rise. Bake bread in the oven at a temperature of 180 degrees for 40-50 minutes. Readiness to check with a match.
4. Bird cherry coffee. Pour boiling water (200 ml) into a mug, add ground bird cherry (2 teaspoons), brew for 5-7 minutes. Add sugar and milk to taste.
5. Kissel from bird cherry flour and honey. Pour boiling water (0.5 liters) into flour (100 grams) and mix thoroughly. Add another liter of boiling water, honey (2 tablespoons) and starch (1 tablespoon) to the resulting mixture. Bring the mixture to a boil and immediately remove from the stove. When the jelly has cooled down, you can drink it.
6. Bird cherry kvass. Pour ground bird cherry (500 grams) with water (4 liters), bring to a boil and cook for 15-20 minutes. Cool the mixture, put sugar (300 grams), mix thoroughly and leave to brew for 12 hours. Put more sugar (200 grams) and pour more water (2 liters) and add yeast (10 grams). Leave the mixture for another 12 hours. Strain kvass and pour into closed containers - after 2-3 days it will be drinkable.

Bird cherry flour is not easy to find on sale, but you can make it yourself - this is not a problem, given that the plant is present everywhere in our strip. However, when making flour yourself, you need to follow a number of important rules for drying and processing fruits so that the berries do not lose their healing properties.

There are many legends about the origin of the tree. One of the most beautiful legends says that an unfortunate girl suffering from unrequited love turned into a bird cherry. Her heart went cold from unrequited feelings. Therefore, when the bird cherry blossoms, the days and nights are cold.

Bird cherry in our country has always been considered a symbol of love, youth, tenderness and innocence. Charms from fruits and other parts of the tree patronized lovers - they saved them from disputes, quarrels, betrayals.

It was also believed that the plant protects from evil spirits, and therefore there has always been special care for bird cherry trees.

Archaeologists have recently found evidence that bird cherry has been used by people since the Stone Age. The first written mention is found in the writings of the ancient Greek botanist Theophastus, who described the beneficial properties of the fruits of the tree, as well as its bark and leaves. In Russian writing, the first mention of the plant appeared in the 15th century.

Bird cherry, along with mountain ash, is a favorite of Russian poets and songwriters; many poems, songs, proverbs and sayings have been composed about the plant.

The tree has a dark bark - almost black. It is believed that it was this feature that gave the plant the name that it has, because in the old river "cherma" means "dark", "dark".

Bird cherry fruits can also be eaten fresh, but it is important to get rid of the seeds, in which the concentration of hydrocyanic acid is quite high. Also, you can not brew fruits with seeds.

It is noteworthy that bird cherry is used not only in cooking and folk remedies for the treatment of certain diseases. The plant is also used in cosmetology and ... the production of paints.

Despite the delicious aroma and beauty of the flowers, it is not worth bringing bird cherry into the house for a long time; prolonged inhalation of its smell can cause a headache, one or another disorder of the nervous system may manifest itself. However, if you want to disinfect the air in the room and / or get rid of insects, put the bouquet in the house for half an hour.

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Ground bird cherry is a unique product. It is extremely useful, and if you have no contraindications for eating it, be sure to add flour to baked goods and drinks from time to time. As we have already said, it is not easy to get it on sale, but it is not at all difficult to cook it yourself. In extreme cases, ground bird cherry can be ordered on the Internet, on sites that sell useful products.

ground bird cherry- This is a natural food additive, which is very often used for making desserts and pastries. It is a powder made from the fruit of dried berries, which is crushed by hand. However, ground bird cherry can also be bought at the store in special sealed bags.

At the moment, there are three varieties of bird cherry: late, common and virgin. Based on these species, scientists have managed to artificially develop several other varieties that differ from their predecessors in a much larger size, as well as enhanced flavor.

Bird cherry was used not only as a decoration or filling for desserts. Due to its beneficial properties, the product is often used to treat certain ailments. Also, flour was made from bird cherry, on the basis of which tasty and tender pastries were obtained.

If you do not trust the manufacturers of aromatic additives and want to make ground bird cherry with your own hands, then in our article you will find several recommendations that will help you simplify the process.

How to grind dry bird cherry?

You need to grind dry bird cherry correctly so that lumps do not form. You also need to make sure that the berries are not undercooked. To prepare ground bird cherry at home, you will need such a set of items:

• meat grinder;
• coffee grinder;
• bird cherry.

Before grinding the bird cherry, it must first be dried. To do this, take a baking sheet, cover it with parchment and lay out the berries in one layer. After that, send the baking sheet to the oven, heated to a temperature of one hundred degrees. Wait until the bird cherry is dry enough, then you can start grinding it.

In order to properly grind dry bird cherry, you will need a meat grinder. Many hostesses grind berries in a coffee grinder, but this is fraught with overheating of the device, as a result of which it may become unusable.

Pour dry berries into a meat grinder and chop as finely as you can. Only after the meat grinder can you additionally grind the bird cherry into powder.

Useful properties and harm

The beneficial properties of ground bird cherry are due to its composition, while harm can occur if the product is abused.

Bird cherry benefits due to a number of vitamins and trace elements that are contained in berries. So, it contains vitamins A, C, E, K, PP, D and all B vitamins. In addition, bird cherry contains iron, cobalt, zinc, copper, magnesium and other trace elements. Together, they help to saturate the body with the components it needs, which will positively affect the functioning of the immune system and internal organs.

The beneficial properties of ground bird cherry do not end there. Very often it is used for such purposes:

• as a means of lowering the temperature, since bird cherry has a diaphoretic property;
• for the treatment of sexually transmitted diseases and increased potency in men;
• to protect against unwanted conception, since bird cherry lowers the reproductive abilities of the body;
• for the treatment of colds and coughs;
• as an appetite enhancer.

Ground bird cherry is not suitable for diets, as it can increase the feeling of hunger, which will negatively affect the figure. But you can easily prepare cough decoctions based on it.

As for the harm, bird cherry can cause it if contraindications are not observed. So, it is not recommended to use it for people who have an individual intolerance to the product. It is also strictly forbidden to take the supplement to pregnant women or women who want to have a baby, as well as nursing mothers and children under eight years old.

Application

Ground bird cherry is used not only in cooking, but also in medicine, making useful decoctions based on it. For example, some venereal diseases and thrush in women can be cured with a warm decoction of ground bird cherry, used externally.

Among other things, infusions of dried bird cherry are used as an anesthetic for toothache. In order to calm it, you need to add two tablespoons of ground bird cherry to a liter of hot boiled water and leave to infuse for four hours. Rinse your mouth with this solution three times a day. Of course, it is still better to visit the dentist if the problem is quite serious, but a short-term toothache can be removed with such a decoction.

With bruises and sprains, you need to make compresses from the infusion of ground bird cherry. To do this, add four tablespoons of the product per liter of water, and also use a few bird cherry leaves. Leave it all to infuse for five to six hours, then moisten a clean cloth with the resulting liquid and apply it to the bruised area.

Here are a few more recipes for using ground bird cherry in medicine:

• For the treatment of gastritis and colic in the stomach, you need to make a special infusion. To do this, take 500 milligrams of boiling water and add ten grams of ground bird cherry. Place the infusion in a thermos and let it brew for about twelve hours. You need to take the remedy one hundred milliliters three times a day.
• With inflammation of the eyes or the formation of wounds and ulcers on the skin, it is necessary to prepare another decoction. Take 500 milliliters of boiling water, add a spoonful of ground bird cherry and twenty grams of its flowers to it, leave to infuse for twenty minutes. After the infusion is ready, you can treat your eyes and skin with it.
• Radiculitis, osteochondrosis and joint diseases can be treated with alcohol tincture of bird cherry. To do this, pour one hundred and fifty grams of ground bird cherry with 500 milliliters of vodka and leave to infuse in a cool, dark place for two weeks. Use the finished product as a liquid for lotions.

Among other things, ground bird cherry is also used in cooking. With its help, they make delicious cakes and pies, muffins and buns, add it to custard and sprinkle pastries with it. There are many recipes for making desserts that include ground bird cherry. With the help of our recommendations, you can grind it yourself, as well as protect yourself and your family from possible harm that this product can cause.

Bird cherry flour is a product for our area, unfortunately, not very well known. But it has a lot of advantages - ranging from wonderful taste and rich useful composition to dietary properties. Many bakery products are prepared from bird cherry flour, the delicious taste of which, coupled with a valuable composition that carries many benefits, deserves the attention of the masses.

Peculiarities

It would seem that in our time you will not surprise anyone with a new kind of flour - almond and coconut, various walnut and pea, pumpkin flour are widespread. However, the bird cherry product in this list stands separately. In Russia, this type of flour is not very common - few people know about its existence, despite the huge number of useful properties and advantages. Therefore, it can be very difficult to find it in mass production, it is made to order by small specialized enterprises.

Bird cherry flour is obtained not from bird cherry grains, but from its dried fruits. Bird cherry is dried in specially created artificial conditions or under the rays of the sun. It is noteworthy that for many years the bird cherry was considered unsuitable for cooking because of its rather bright and spicy composition. In those days, many peoples, including Slavic ones, collected bird cherry berries and added them to pies, decorated dishes with them, cooked compotes, but this plant began to be used as flour quite recently.

Description and characteristics

The epithets “unusual”, “tasty”, “spicy” are ideal for culinary products made from this type of flour. In addition to various kinds of bakery products, kissels are prepared from bird cherry flour, I add it to alcoholic drinks, including wines - as a natural dye. Bird cherry desserts are especially delicious if you brew black tea with them or pour a cup of hot chocolate.

Externally, this flour is very similar to cocoa powder - a pleasant brown color, soft silky texture and fine grinding. Its smell is somewhat reminiscent of the smell of almonds, and it tastes sweet, but with bitterness, in a word, really piquant.

Beneficial features

Bird cherry flour is a product not only tasty, but also healthy. Until now, it is believed that it has more drugs than wheat. She is credited with a bile and diuretic effect, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, and is widely used in the prevention of colds, to accelerate regeneration and improve immunity. In a word, its application is huge.

Bird cherry flour has long been used in folk medicine. For example, it was believed that products made in half from bird cherry and wheat flour help with diseases such as tuberculosis, diabetes, and various intestinal disorders. Dishes from bird cherry flour contribute to the stabilization of metabolism.

A sufficient amount of antioxidants and flavonoids allows us to conclude that bird cherry flour is a hypoallergenic product.

If you are not directly allergic to bird cherry, of course. It is able to relieve irritation, itching and inflammation caused by exposure to allergens.

It is also a very low calorie product. The calorie content of 100 grams is only about 120 kilocalories or 500 kJ, which is several times less than other similar products. 67% of its BJU is occupied by complex carbohydrates, which will allow you to use bakery products from this flour when losing weight, on diets or during fasting days.

The remaining 16% are proteins, 17% are carbohydrates. It can also be used in people with glucose intolerance or low glucose tolerance. Nutritionists point out that there is more fiber here than in any other flour, which is due to the fact that the bones and skins, which contain large amounts of fiber, are also ground into flour.

One of the most important features of this flour is the lack of heat treatment. It is thanks to this that substances such as vitamins E, P, B1-B2, zinc, copper, and iron are preserved in its composition. It is also important to note that the composition of bird cherry flour is very "acidic" - it contains a large amount of organic acids, such as citric, malic and ascorbic.

However, if you suffer from an ulcer or gastritis, then you do not need to be afraid of this - a large amount of fruit acids helps to remove toxins from the body and normalizes the acidic environment.

In cosmetology, it is especially distinguished that bird cherry contains a large amount of vitamin P, otherwise it is a routine that slows down the aging process, and in combination with vitamin C and fruit acids can be used as a good renewing agent. Judging by the reviews, resourceful ladies have long known about this and are already using bird cherry flour as masks and peels, however, mixing it with clay, basic fatty oils or other types of flour, such as pumpkin flour, for this.

All this makes bird cherry flour very useful for whole categories of people (losing weight, eating right, having glucose intolerance), and baking from it tastes no less pleasant than from other types of flour.

Contraindications

Despite a number of advantages, useful properties and rich composition, bird cherry flour should not be consumed at certain periods of life or with certain diseases.

Due to the content of prussic acid in the seeds of bird cherry, this flour is not recommended for pregnant women, during breastfeeding and for children under two years of age. The likelihood that hydrocyanic acid will bring any harm to the body is very small, but with increased sensitivity it is better not to use it. The same applies to allergies to flour and individual intolerance.

It is recommended to bypass bird cherry flour if you have diseases such as ulcers, gastritis. It can lead to an exacerbation of the disease, because the composition of bird cherry berries contains an increased concentration of acids, which cannot be consumed in such diseases.

With chronic constipation, bird cherry flour should also be abandoned - it holds the stool together, which can only exacerbate the problem. Also, because of the "acidic" composition, you should pay great attention to the expiration date of flour if you buy it in a store.

How to cook?

In the vastness of our vast country, this flour is not yet so popular, however, gourmets have already managed to appreciate it. It is not mass-produced, so it will be quite difficult to purchase it - you can even say that it is easier to cook it yourself.

The algorithm of actions for making bird cherry flour at home is simple. The first step is to collect the bird cherry and dry it. In most parts of our country, the best time for this is the period from late July to early September. Next, carefully grind the berries, for example, using a coffee grinder.

A mortar can also help to grind the berries, but this method is very long and requires a lot of strength. When the bird cherry begins to look more like fine flour, you should rub it through a sieve in order to get rid of the remnants of the peel and too large pieces of bones. You can store such flour for 1 year from the date of manufacture in a closed, dry place.

Where is it used?

In many diets, recipes for various pastries from this flour are often found. These are cookies, and pancakes, and muffins, bread, buns, it is widely used in the preparation of pies. The range is as huge as in the case of ordinary wheat flour. Here are some simple recipes that anyone can repeat.

Pancakes from bird cherry flour

Such pancakes, like everything that is made from bird cherry flour, are rightfully considered dietary. To prepare them, you will need bird cherry flour, wheat flour, milk, water, two chicken eggs, sugar, salt and soda to neutralize acids. The sequence of actions is the same as in the case of ordinary pancakes. Two types of flour are mixed in a separate bowl in a ratio of 2: 1 (more bird cherry flour). Eggs are beaten separately, one teaspoon of salt and two tablespoons of sugar are added to them.

Next, 100–200 ml of milk is poured into the eggs, everything is mixed, then flour is added. We stir the composition until smooth and carefully add the rest of the milk or water - we do not pour out all the milk at once, since a thicker mass is easier to make homogeneous. Add a pinch of soda. You can knead the dough either with a mixer or by hand.

At the very end, add two tablespoons of vegetable oil to the dough and mix again.

The calorie content of such pancakes will be only about 200 calories, and the taste will be excellent. If desired, such pancakes can be stuffed with filling, for example, low-fat cottage cheese.

Bird cherry brownies

Brownies, which can be baked from bird cherry flour, are considered no less tasty. You will need 100 grams of bird cherry and wheat flour, sugar and butter, 200 ml of milk, 3 eggs and sugar - to taste. You can use pomegranate or nuts as a decoration. You will also need cookie cutters.

Milk should be boiled and poured with bird cherry flour, leave it in this position for 2–2.5 hours. Melt the butter, mix the eggs with sugar - but don't beat it.

Bird cherry flour after time should look like a thick dark paste. Add it to the eggs and sugar, don't forget the butter too. Stir the resulting composition, add wheat flour. The dough will be liquid, for convenience, we advise you to arm yourself with a ladle for filling out forms. Lubricate the molds with vegetable oil. Brownies are placed in the oven, heated to 170 degrees, for 15-17 minutes.

Bird cherry bread

If you are a fan of homemade bread, then you will definitely like the bird cherry bread recipe. It is a little more complicated than making ordinary wheat or pumpkin bread, but the taste is amazing. Take 400 ml of water, bird cherry flour 30 g, wheat flour - 600 g, 3 tablespoons of sunflower oil, salt - 1 teaspoon, 1 tablespoon of sugar and 6 g of dry yeast.

First of all, mix wheat flour with yeast in a large bowl, pour bird cherry, as in the case of Brownie, with boiling water (200 ml), add salt and sugar to it. Wait until the boiling water with flour has cooled, and then pour the resulting mixture into the wheat flour. Add the remaining 200 ml of warm water, sunflower oil, mix the dough thoroughly, knead. As a result, it will be soft for a long time and slightly stick to the hands.

Now take another bowl, grease it with sunflower oil and put the dough into it. Now it needs to be covered with a plastic bag and left for an hour and a half. After forty minutes, the dough will need to be kneaded, covered again with a film and left to reach the rest of the time. After its expiration, the dough will rise, become more like traditional bread - all that remains is to give it the shape of a loaf.

The form in which the bread will be baked should be lined with parchment or oiled. You must put the bread in a mold, cover with a cloth and leave to stand for another half hour. During this time, the dough will increase even more, take up the entire form, and then it can be baked.

The oven should be preheated to 200 degrees for the first 10 minutes. It is necessary to bake a dish with steam, substituting a bowl of water under the form. Next, reduce the heat so that the temperature drops to 185, leave the steam, bake for 40 minutes.

Depending on your oven, the baking time may be slightly longer or slightly shorter; on average, bird cherry bread is baked for about an hour.

And also a video recipe for bird cherry cake can be viewed in the next video.