Category: 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 is related to Finnish and Estonian. Speaking of Tikhvin, what famous Russian composer was born ... more
Read moreSochniki 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 recipe were bought on Brighton Beach in Brooklyn, a place where they sometimes follow an ... more
Read moreKhachapuri (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 personal-sized pizzas, either round or boat-shaped. Those are often topped with a raw egg after ... more
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