Archive for April, 2012

Vatrushka (Ватрушка)

Vatrushka (Ватрушка)

Serves: 10

Vatrushka (pronounced vat-ROOSH-kah) is a small, personal-sized open pie filled with fresh cheese. Its appearance somewhat resembles that of a cheese Danish, but it is not the same pastry. Cheese-filled vatrushkas can be sweet and […]

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Cheese Pancakes “Syrniki”

Cheese Pancakes “Syrniki”

Perhaps the origin of this recipe is Jewish cuisine that has a virtually identical dish called cheese latke. The idea of itself is as ancient as the Roman Empire, and cheese pancakes have been popular in […]

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