Fried Hand Pies on Soured Milk Dough

Milk gone sour? No problem — turn it into hand pies with egg and herbs! They're delicious. These thin, flatbread-style pies made with soured-milk dough are bound to become a favorite. On top of the wonderful dough, they're filled with an all-time favorite: chopped egg with herbs and a little mayonnaise!

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 15 % 8 g
Fats 30 % 16 g
Carbohydrates 55 % 29 g
285 kcal
GI: 7 / 0 / 93

Cooking method

  1. Step 1:

    Step 1

    Add the sugar, salt, and yeast to the soured milk. If the milk tastes very sour to you, add the baking soda too. If it's only slightly sour, you can skip the soda.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2

    Sift in the flour a little at a time and start bringing the dough together.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3

    First with a whisk or spoon, then by hand.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4

    Work in the oil at the end of the kneading.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5

    Once the dough is well kneaded, cover it and set it aside to rise.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6

    Meanwhile, make the filling. Peel and dice the boiled eggs.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7

    Chop the herbs.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8

    Finely chop the green onion.

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9

    Combine the eggs, green onion, and dill.

  10. Step 10:

    Step 10

    Stir in the mayonnaise, salt, and pepper. You can use sour cream instead of mayo, but you need something to bind the filling so it holds together and the pies are easier to shape.

  11. Step 11:

    Step 11

    The filling is ready.

  12. Step 12:

    Step 12

    And so is the dough.

  13. Step 13:

    Step 13

    Punch the dough down a little.

  14. Step 14:

    Step 14

    Pinch off pieces of dough, roll each into a ball, flatten it into a round, and place some filling in the center.

  15. Step 15:

    Step 15

    Seal the pies closed.

  16. Step 16:

    Step 16

    Heat the oil in a skillet and add the pies to fry.

  17. Step 17:

    Step 17

    Once golden on one side, flip them to the other.

  18. Step 18:

    Step 18

    Fry until done. You can cover the pan with a lid while the second side cooks.

  19. Step 19:

    Step 19

    Serve with sour cream or yogurt. They're delicious hot, but they also travel well cold — great for work or a road trip.

  • Enjoy!

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Ground black pepper - 255  kcal/100g
  • Dill greens - 38  kcal/100g
  • Granulated sugar - 398  kcal/100g
  • Sugar - 398  kcal/100g
  • Salad mayonnaise of 50% fat content - 502  kcal/100g
  • Light mayonnaise - 260  kcal/100g
  • Provencal Mayonnaise - 624  kcal/100g
  • Provencal mayonnaise - 627  kcal/100g
  • Table mayonnaise - 627  kcal/100g
  • Green onion - 19  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • Wheat flour - 325  kcal/100g
  • Sunflower oil - 898  kcal/100g
  • Refined sunflower oil - 899  kcal/100g
  • Baking soda - 0  kcal/100g
  • Chicken egg - 80  kcal/100g
  • Dry yeast - 410  kcal/100g
  • Sour milk - 60  kcal/100g

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