Piraschki

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• Oil for frying
• 250 g buttermilk
• 250 g natural yogurt
• 1 egg(s)
• 2 tbsp oil
• ½ pack of baking powder
• 1 pack of yeast, fresh
• 800 g flour
• 1 tsp salt
• Fruit, vegetables or minced meat, even leftovers

Instructions

Working time approx. 1 hour; Total time approx. 1 hour

Russian cuisine – totally simple!

Heat the oil for frying. For the dough, mix all ingredients except the flour together. Then add the flour and knead everything into a dough. Let it stand for about 10 minutes. In the meantime, you may want to prepare the filling. Spread small dough balls on the work surface, roll them out into a circle (about 1 cm thick) and fill them. Seal the dough over the filling and seal. Then immediately fry the piraschki in hot oil; do not let them rise any longer! Turn them over halfway through. The oil should not be too hot, otherwise the dough inside will not cook completely. If using a fruit filling (e.g., morello cherries, blueberries, or chopped apples), add a sugar cube to each pan. This will prevent the juices from running out during baking. Wait a while after baking so that the sugar dissolves completely. Other fillings: sauerkraut, minced meat, mashed potatoes with roasted onions, vegetables (perhaps leftovers from the day before), etc. Ready-baked piraschki are also good for freezing. This way, you’ll have a good supply and can quickly heat them up in the microwave or oven when needed. Piraschki are delicious both hot and cold.