These strawberry hand pies are great for three reasons. First, they taste really delicious - a juicy strawberry filling and tender airy dough baked to golden won’t leave anyone indifferent. Second, pyrizhly are a wonderful alternative to traditional pies and can be taken as an on-to-go snack (your kids will grab them out of your dinner basket with great pleasure). Third, they look impressive – perfect as a dessert for your next party). Can’t wait to try these goodies? Then let’s start cooking right away). Ingredients: 500 g...
Ukrainian pyrizhky with liver and carrot – Perfect comfort food
Pyrizhky, pirozhki, piroshki or whatever you may call them are fluffy and soft pastries (hand pies) with a savory filling baked or fried until golden and crisp. Ukrainians cook them all year round with different sweet and salty fillings, depending on what food, veggies, and fruits are in season. There are dozens of dough recipes and filling ideas. All of them are wonderful but today we are going to cook yeast-raised piroshky with a tender and hearty liver-carrot-onion filling hidden inside. Baked until golden, they spread a wonderful flavor all around....
Ukrainian pyrizhky with buckwheat and egg (Hand pies)
These Ukrainian pyrizhky (or pirozhki or piroshky, whatever you call them) are stuffed with a hearty buckwheat and egg mixture and fried to golden perfection! Many Ukrainians remember this food from their childhood and have warm memories of the fascinating smell and mouth-watering taste the hand pies have. Ukrainian pyrizhky also can have other fillings, including both sweet and savory ones. They can be stuffed with mashed potatoes, mushrooms, cabbage, ground meat as well as with jam, fruits, and berries. The options are almost endless, you can fill your...