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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Piroshki (a Savoury, Filled Pastry)

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter, chilled
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 4 -6 tablespoons ice water
  • 1 egg yolk (for egg wash for pastry)
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 3/4 lb ground beef
  • 2 hard-boiled eggs, minced
  • 3 tablespoons minced fresh dill (or 1 1/2 tsp dried dill weed)
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 2 medium onions, minced
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1 lb potato
  • 1 cup grated graviera cheese (you can sub gouda or cheddar)
  • 1 egg
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 lb mushroom, minced
  • 1 medium onion, minced
  • 2 shallots or 2 green onions, minced
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 pinch of grated nutmeg
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened (or 1 medium-sized potato, cooked and mashed)
  • 1 egg

Recipe

  • 1 for pastry: cut butter into pieces.
  • 2 combine flour, butter, and salt using a knife or pastry blender.
  • 3 sprinkle with 4 tablespoons ice water.
  • 4 form into ball as you would pie dough.
  • 5 may need to add remaining 2 tablespoons water.
  • 6 wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
  • 7 place pastry dough on floured board; roll out into rectangle.
  • 8 fold over into thirds.
  • 9 roll out again into rectangle.
  • 10 continue rolling and folding five times.
  • 11 rewrap in plastic; return to refrigerator for 1 hour.
  • 12 preheat oven to 400°f.
  • 13 grease baking sheet.
  • 14 roll dough out to 1/8-inch thickness.
  • 15 cut dough using 3 ½-inch round cutter.
  • 16 place about 1 tablespoon of filling on each pastry circle.
  • 17 fold dough over making half moons; press together edges together using ice water to seal.
  • 18 place pies on baking sheet.
  • 19 whisk together egg yolk and 2 tblsps water; brush pies with egg wash.
  • 20 bake about 30-40 minutes or until golden brown.
  • 21 for meat filling: sauté onion in 2 tablespoons butter until soft.
  • 22 add ground beef and sear until light gravy forms.
  • 23 let cool.
  • 24 mix in egg, dill, salt and pepper.
  • 25 for potato filling: fry the onions in the butter until soft and golden-brown.
  • 26 boil the potatoes in their jackets, then peel and mash them.
  • 27 let cool slightly.
  • 28 season with plenty of salt and pepper and mix in the onions and egg.
  • 29 for mushroom filling: in a pan or skillet, saute the mushrooms, onion, and shallots in the butter until the onion is translucent.
  • 30 add the lemon juice, salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
  • 31 continue to cook, stirring until nearly all the moisture is evaporated.
  • 32 cool mixture slightly and mix in cream cheese or mashed potato.
  • 33 i like to sprinkle poppy seeds over the egg washed pastries filled with the mushroom filling.
  • 34 note: these pastries are very good made with phyllo pastry, too.

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