PIROSHKIS
1 recipe dinner
pastry
1/4 lb. mushrooms, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
1 hard-boiled egg, grated
1 cup crushed cracker crumbs
( Ritz or TownHouse )
1-2 Tbsp. sour cream
salt, pepper, parsley, basil
garlic powder, soy sauce
egg yolk
Saute mushrooms and onions
in butter until tender.
Grate in the egg. Add
the cracker crumbs and
season to taste. Mix
in enough sour cream to make
a thick paste.
Roll out the pastry on a lightly
floured cloth, 1/16 to
1/8" thick. Cut into
rounds with a 3-4" cutter. Place
rounds on greased cookie
sheets, put a small ball of
filling on each (about 3/4"
diameter), brush border
with mixture of egg yolk
and 1 Tbsp. cold water, fold
over, and seal. Press sealed
with tines of fork. Brush
top with more of egg yolk
mixture, and prick with
fork. Bake in preheated
400* oven until nicely
browned, about 20 minutes.
This should make
about 3 dozen piroshkis.
Note 1: I usually
cut out all the dough, count how
many rounds I have, and
divide the filling into that
many little balls.
However, extra dough is good rolled out, brushed with egg, pricked, and
baked as crackers.
Note 2: If you plan
to freeze them, bake for about 15
minutes, until only lightly
browned. Freeze in single
layer in plastic bag.
Then reheat on a greased
cookie sheet, without
defrosting, at 400* for about
10 minutes. |