Karelian pies

Step 1 of 3

Boil rice in 350 g water for 8 minutes, add milk and 3 g salt, then cook for 22 minutes, stirring often, to a thick porridge. Cool until lukewarm.

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30 min

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Ingredients

  • 140 gRice, white, medium-grain, raw, enriched
  • 450 gMilk, whole, 3.25% milkfat, with added vitamin D
  • 530 gBeverages, water, tap, drinking
  • 35 gButter, without salt
  • 260 gRye flour, medium
  • 60 gWheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched
  • 100 gEgg, whole, raw, fresh
  • 5 gSalt, table

Method

  1. Boil rice in 350 g water for 8 minutes, add milk and 3 g salt, then cook for 22 minutes, stirring often, to a thick porridge. Cool until lukewarm.
  2. Knead rye flour, wheat flour, remaining salt and 180 g water into a firm dough. Divide into eight balls, roll each into a thin oval, fill with rice and crimp the edges.
  3. Bake on a preheated tray for 15 minutes at 275 °C until the edges are dark and the filling is set. Brush with 20 g melted butter. Boil eggs 8 minutes, mash with remaining butter and serve beside the pies.