Tuesday 26 January 2010

Meatless Monday...Little Golden Parcels of YUM



How gorgeous do these look? These beautiful dumplings are called Piroshki and hail from the Ukraine.  Filled with chopped mushroom, spring onion, hardboiled eggs, sour cream and dill, these parcels are a little bit fiddly to put together...but worth the effort. 

The recipe comes from the World Vegetarian Classics cookbook, which I have just RENEWED at the library.  There is no picture in the book, and originally I thought that these Piroshki were more like Polish Perogie (yum yum yum) but they aren't...

The dough is made with sour cream (I used plain yoghurt) and is slightly sticky, making the assembly of the Piroshki a bit messy...but it ends up rolling out smoothly with an extra dash of flour! Baking powder is added to the dough (making it definetly NOT a Perogi) helping it to puff up in the oven...




After filling and assembling the dumplings, they are brushed with eggwash and baked until puffy, golden and slightly crispy. 



Traditionally these are served as an accompaniment to Borscht, but I think that they are lovely as the centre of their own meal. YUM! The recipe made 16 dumplings...I actually had to take the dish off the table to stop David gobbling them all up!! Ok ok ok, not just David...me too!

8 comments:

  1. you are so smart. I have eaten them, bought them but never made them. You make it look so easy!
    Rita

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  2. Rita...seriously...not smart!! hahah They weren't too hard to make...just time consuming and a bit sticky! Totally worth it...maybe next time your grandkids come you could put them to work? :)

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  3. Oh my, these look delicious and I am gonna try this recipe as soon as I can...Love the veggy filling! :)
    They look just perfect!!!congrats Victoria, so talented!!!
    Love,
    Annalisa

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  4. Annalisa...thank you so much for your comment! I can send you the recipe! :)

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  5. HI VICTORIA,

    YOUR AUNT SANDI DIRECTED ME TO YOUR BLOG..I JUST LOVE IT. CARRY ON.
    P.S. I AM KNITTING A NEW TEA COZY.

    LYNN - FROM THE MAIN COURSE.

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  6. Lynn...thank you for your kind comment! Glad that you are enjoying reading! I wish there was a The Main Course in my town :( happy knitting!!

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  7. mummi here --- just reminding you that you use to eat these when you were little and I used to make them for hors d'ouevres....

    teehee...

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  8. mummi...when i was gobbling them up I was thinking to myself...these taste so familiar! did we use to dip them in sour cream??? xo

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