Belyaschi

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 500 g flour
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cube of yeast
• 250 ml milk, lukewarm
• 2 tbsp oil
• 2 eggs
• 300 g minced meat, mixed
• 2 onions, finely chopped
• 1 bread roll, soaked and squeezed
• 1 tsp, leveled pepper
• 1 liter of oil for frying

Instructions

Working time approx. 1 hour; Cooking/baking time approx. 5 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 5 minutes

Minced meat in yeast dough

Knead the flour, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, yeast, warm milk, 2 tablespoons oil, and one egg into a smooth dough. Let it rise for 20 to 30 minutes, until it has roughly doubled in size. Knead thoroughly again and form a log of dough about 6 cm in diameter. Cut into approximately 3 cm thick slices, coat in flour, and press them apart to about 8 cm. For the filling, combine the ground beef with the second egg, onions, and the soaked and squeezed bread roll. Season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper. Place 1 teaspoon of the ground beef filling onto each piece of dough. Fold the dough around the filling until it resembles a “flower,” leaving a little of the filling visible in the center. Make about 6 to 7 belyashi at a time and place them, minced side down, in the pan with hot frying oil. When the minced meat side is golden brown, turn over and fry the other side in the same way.