Piroshki (A Savoury, Filled Pastry)

Name: Piroshki (A Savoury, Filled Pastry)
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps butter; 3 Tbsps butter; 4 Tbsps butter; 237 milliliters grated graviera cheese (you can sub gouda or cheddar); 113 grams cream cheese, softened (or 1 medium potato, cooked and mashed); 1 egg; 1 egg yolk (for egg wash for pastry); 473 milliliters flour; 3 Tbsps minced fresh dill (or 1 1/2 tsp dried dill weed); 2 shallots or 2 green onions, minced; 340 grams ground beef; 2 hard-boiled eggs, minced; 4 Tbsps ice water; 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice; 454 grams mushroom, minced; 1 pinch grated nutmeg; 1 large onion, chopped; 1 medium onion, minced; 2 mediums onions, minced; 454 grams potato; 0 teaspoons salt; 8 servings salt and pepper; 177 milliliters unsalted butter, chilled; 2 Tbsps water

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Piroshki (A Savoury, Filled Pastry) a try. One serving contains 655 calories, 20g of protein, and 48g of fat. This recipe serves 8. A mixture of salt and pepper, hard-boiled eggs, cream cheese, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the potato you could follow this main course with the Sweet Potato Pie as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Instructions

Cut butter into pieces.

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Butter

Combine flour, butter, and salt using a knife or pastry blender.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Blender

Knife

Sprinkle with 4 tablespoons ice water.Form into ball as you would pie dough.May need to add remaining 2 tablespoons water.Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.

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Water

Pie Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Place pastry dough on floured board; roll out into rectangle.Fold over into thirds.

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Pastry Dough

Roll

Roll out again into rectangle.Continue rolling and folding five times.Rewrap in plastic; return to refrigerator for 1 hour.Preheat oven to 400F.Grease baking sheet.

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Roll

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Roll dough out to 1/8-inch thickness.

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Dough

Roll

Cut dough using 3 -inch round cutter.

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Dough

Place about 1 tablespoon of filling on each pastry circle.Fold dough over making half moons; press together edges together using ice water to seal.

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Water

Dough

Place pies on baking sheet.

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Baking Sheet

Whisk together egg yolk and 2 tblsps water; brush pies with egg wash.

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Egg Yolk

Water

Egg

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Whisk

Bake about 30-40 minutes or until golden brown.For Meat Filling: saut onion in 2 tablespoons butter until soft.

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Butter

Onion

Meat

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Oven

Add ground beef and sear until light gravy forms.

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Ground Beef

Gravy

Let cool.

Mix in egg, dill, salt and pepper.For Potato Filling: Fry the onions in the butter until soft and golden-brown.Boil the potatoes in their jackets, then peel and mash them.

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Salt And Pepper

Potato

Butter

Onion

Dill

Egg

Let cool slightly.Season with plenty of salt and pepper and mix in the onions and egg.For Mushroom Filling: In a pan or skillet, saute the mushrooms, onion, and shallots in the butter until the onion is translucent.

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Salt And Pepper

Mushrooms

Shallot

Butter

Onion

Egg

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Frying Pan

Add the lemon juice, salt, pepper, and nutmeg.Continue to cook, stirring until nearly all the moisture is evaporated.Cool mixture slightly and mix in cream cheese or mashed potato.I like to sprinkle poppy seeds over the egg washed pastries filled with the mushroom filling.Note: these pastries are very good made with phyllo pastry, too.

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Filo Pastry