Pastry

Blini’s Pie

Ingredients:

6-7 blinis (or crepes, or very thin pan-size pancakes)
1.lb ground meat
0.25 lb ground onions
0.5 tsp salt
Pinch of black pepper
3 eggs
3 tbsp sour cream
1-2 garlic cloves (optional)

Method:

Fry ground meat, stirring thoroughly to create small mild ground meat chunks, for about 5 minutes, until meat is ready.
Add the eggs to the meat chunks and continue to stir fry until eggs are ready and well mixed with the meat.

Butter cakes

Ingredients:

0.5 lb (or 250 g) butter
0.5 lb (or 250 g) sugar
2 eggs
1 lb (or 500 g) flour
0.5 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp baking powder

Method:

Whip butter and sugar together.

Whip the eggs separately, and then whip them together with the butter and sugar mixture, adding vanilla.

Mix flour and baking powder together, and add them into whipped mix, stirring until even consistency but without a blender.

Sour Cream Cake

This is very popular in Russia kind of cakes. You can change creams, and get different taste.

Ingredients:

For the dough:

7 eggs
2 cups flour
1.5 cups sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking mix
Vanilla (a few drops)

For Sour-cream-based Cream:

1.2-1.8 lb sour cream (depends on thickness)
0.5 cups sugar
Vanilla

Chocolate cream:

1.5 cup whipping cream
1 lb grated chocolate

Grated Pie

Ingredients:

2-3 eggs
1 cup sugar
3 cup flour
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder (or 0.5 tsp baking soda)
1/4 lb (125 g) butter or margarine
1 tsp vanilla sugar
1 cup sour jam

Method:

Whip eggs; add sugar and vanilla by teaspoon continuing whipping.
When this mix starts to clump, add melted butter or margarine, continuing stirring.
Divide the dough into 2 parts: 2/3 and 1/3.

Family Apple Pie

Ingredients:

For dough:
1 cup milk
2 eggs
0.25 lb margarine
3 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1 pack dry yeast
4 cups flour

For stuffing:
3-4 lb crispy apples
1.5 lb sugar

Method:

Remove apple seeds and around them, and cut apples into thin slices.
Put them in an enameled saucepan.

Lean Zapekanka from Tvorog

Ingredients:

1.25 lb tvorog (or farmer cheese)
2 eggs
3-4 tbsp cream of wheat
3 tbsp sour cream
3 tbsp sugar
1 tsp vanilla sugar
1 tbsp baking mix (optional)
Raisins, or other dried berries on taste
1 tbsp butter or margarine

Method:

Whip cold egg whites with a pinch of salt, until a mild peaks consistency.
Blend tvorog, sugar, sour cream, egg yolks, cream of wheat, vanilla sugar, and raisins.

Small chocolate cakes with plumes

Ingredients:

For dough:

8 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
½ lb peeled walnuts

For stuffing:

40 dried black plumes
40 almonds nuts
½ cup white wine

For glazing (icing):

1 lb dark chocolate
2 tbsp butter
3 tbsp light whipping cream

Method:

Soak plumes and nuts in a white wine for 5 hours, then drain, and place 1 almondsl nut inside of 1 plume, replacing the seed.

Quick pie

Ingredients:

3 cup flour
0.5 cup sour cream
0.5 lb butter or margarine
2 eggs
Salt on taste
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp butter
0.5 tsp baking soda
Any filling

Method:

Make dough with all ingredients except for the filling.
Grease a baking form with 1 tbsp butter.
Pour all the dough in the form if you plan on an open pie, or 2/3 of the dough if you plan on a closed pie.

Place the filling evenly over the dough.

Southern Sweet

Ingredients:

3 cups wheat
1.5 cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
8 tbsp butter
1.5 cup kefir( or buttermilk, or plain yogurt)
0.5 cup grated coconuts
Nuts on taste

Method:
Mix all the ingredients, except 2 tbsp butter.
Grease a round baking dish with 2 tbsp butter.
Pour the dough in it.
Pre-heat an oven to 180 C (360 F), and bake this dish for 25 minutes.
Mix ½ cup hot water, 1 tbsp lemon juice, and 1/3 cup sugar.
Bring it to boil.

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