Pastries
Kalitki (Калитки)
Kalitki (singular – kalitka) are small open-faced pies popular in the regions where the Veps or Vepsians live – in Karelia and east of St. Petersburg, for example in the Tikhvin district. The Veps language […]
Sochniki with Sweet Cheese (Сочники с творогом)
Sochniki with sweet cheese are large cookies filled with sweetened milk curd. They were a lunch staple for Soviet-era school kids. Sochniki are easy to make. The ones shown in the illustrations that accompany this […]
Khachapuri (Хачапури)
Khachapuri is a Georgian bread, small pie, or pastry filled or coated with a lot of cheese. Khachapuri comes in several shapes, and there are many recipes depending on the region of origin. Some khachapuri are open-faced pies such as […]
