Category: Pies
Cabbage Pie – Пирог с капустой
Fall is a perfect season to make something from cabbage: it’s abundant and you can get it fresh from a farmer’s market or even straight from a farm – keep it in mind next time you go apple or pumpkin picking. Cabbage is very popular in Russia (and not just ... more
Read moreRabbit Pie (Пирог с крольчатиной)
Meat pie is a very popular Russian dish even though filling it with rabbit meat is much less common than using beef, pork, or poultry. Rabbit and its close relative hare, however, are not considered novelty items. There are plenty of recipes such as stews calling for untimely demise of ... more
Read moreChicken Rolls (Пирожки с курятиной)
These baked stuffed buns are not the chicken parm rolls you can pick up at a local pizza joint or steamed buns served in dim sum restaurants. The dough is quite different: it’s a variant of sweet dough prepared using preferment known in other cuisines as “poolish” or “biga.” In Russian ... more
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