Karelian Pies

This is a traditional Finnish/Russian snack from the Karelia Region. Usually made with rice porridge but can be found with other fillngs such as potato.

• 500g Rice Porridge/Mashed Potato
• 350g Rye Flour
• 150g Plain Flour
• 100ml water
• 1tsp salt

1. Pour the water into a large baking bowl and stir both flours and salt.
2. Mix and knead into a strong dough.
3. On a floured surface make the dough into a long even roll and ten cut it into twenty pieces as even as possibly.
4. One at a time roll these pieces into a ball and then flatten out with a rolling pin until they are as round and flat as possible. Sprinkle them and the rollng pin with rhye flour before you do this to make sue they don't stick. Keep the rest of the peices covered with a slightly damp kitchen towel to stop them drying out.
5. Spread the surface of each pie with rice porridge or potato and then fold the edges in and pinch them the ceate a sort of open oval shaped pastie.
6. Cook in a preheated oven at 300celcius for 15 minutes or until golden.
7. While still hot brush the pies with a butter/milk glaze.

- Last update: 02 October 2006 -

  

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