Ukrainian pyrizhky (hand pies) with strawberries

  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 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...

Ukrainian patties Koliadky

Koliadky – are little rye patties made of unfermented dough. Traditionally such patties were baked on Christmas Eve. They can have different shapes – round, square, three or four cornered, pentagonal or heptangular. The patties can be with crimped edges or pinched ones. The filling may be also various: curd, carrot, potato, porridge (millet, buckwheat, pearl barley, rice) or mushroom. Today we are going to bake patties with potato and mushroom filling. We bring to your notice the recipe of the Ukrainian Christmas patties with mushroom and potato filling. Ingredients: (for 16...