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RECIPES FROM THE RETRO HOUSEWIFE

MAIN COURSE

PIROG, Russian

Ingredients

Dough

• 1 cube of yeast
• 1 cup warm milk
• A little flour
• 1 pinch of sugar
• 1 lb. flour
• 2 eggs
• Salt to taste

Meat Filling

• 2 lbs ground meat
• Salt and pepper
• Chopped cabbage
• Chopped onion
• Butter
• Hard-boiled egg

Preparation Instructions

Dough

Dissolve yeast in warm milk, add a little flour, stir until smooth. stand in warm place for a while. Then add flour, eggs, salt and sugar. Mix thoroughly and stand a warm place. When dough has risen, divide into 2 parts, spread 1 piece evenly on a greased iron sheet and spread filling on top. Cover with second half of dough, seal edges, bake in oven for 1 to 1 ½ hours.

Meat Filling

Fry ground meat in a skillet and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer cabbage and onion in butter until soft. Combine all ingredients.

Variation: To make a meat and rice filling, boil rice, mix with ground meat and fry in fat.

Contributed by Mrs. Olga Trubetzkoy, 1950

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