How to prevent berries from "leaking" from a pie: tips from resourceful housewives

You always want to put as much filling as possible in the pie, but if there is a lot, it may leak.

Because of the leaked berries, the appetizing ruddy cake turns into a flat, untidy pancake.

What do experienced housewives add to the cake to thicken the berries and prevent them from leaking?

Starch

Starch is ideal for thickening the filling and preventing juice from leaking out.

2 spoons of starch are added to half a kilogram of berries.

Berries with starch are mixed until the mixture turns into jelly.

You can bring the mixture to a boil so that the starch is completely dissolved.

Breadcrumbs

Grind breadcrumbs from toasted white bread in a blender and add this crumb to the berry mixture.

A spoonful of crackers is taken per glass of berries. Berries should thicken well.

Manka

Good for thickening semolina berries.

One spoonful of cereal is placed in a pan with berries and the mixture is boiled for several minutes on medium heat.

We leave the berries for 20 minutes so that the semolina swells.

Some housewives thicken the berry mixture with oatmeal, flour or pectin.