Skillet Potato Placinte (Moldovan Hand Pies)

Make a delicious, hearty traditional Moldovan dish! Placinta is a Moldovan dish — a filled pie made with all sorts of fillings. Placinte are either pan-fried or baked in the oven. I'd love for you to try my favorite version: pan-fried placinte with a potato filling. It's delicious!

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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 11 % 5 g
Fats 20 % 9 g
Carbohydrates 69 % 31 g
223 kcal
GI: 23 / 0 / 77
    1. Pour the water into a small bowl and add the salt, stirring until it fully dissolves. 2. Add the vegetable oil. 3. Sift the flour through a sieve and pour in the water-and-oil mixture. 4. Knead the dough, adding a little more flour or water as needed. It should be soft enough and not sticky to the hands. 5. Shape the dough into a ball, set it in the bottom of the bowl, and cover with a towel. Let it rest for 30-40 minutes. 6. Meanwhile, make the filling: peel the potatoes, slice them into rounds about 1/8 inch (2-3 mm) thick, drizzle with oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and toss. 7. Divide the dough into three pieces and roll each into a round. 8. Place the potatoes in the center of each round and fold the dough over like an envelope, joining the opposite ends in the center. Then pull the corners out and join them in the center too, and roll each placinta out a little with a rolling pin. 9. Fry the placinte in well-heated vegetable oil over low heat, covered, for 7 minutes per side (until cooked through). Enjoy!

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

  • Ripe potatoes - 80  kcal/100g
  • Baked potatoes - 70  kcal/100g
  • Mashed potatoes - 380  kcal/100g
  • Boiled potatoes - 82  kcal/100g
  • Potatoes in uniform - 74  kcal/100g
  • Fried potatoes - 192  kcal/100g
  • Whole durum wheat flour fortified - 333  kcal/100g
  • Whole durum wheat flour universal - 364  kcal/100g
  • Flour krupchatka - 348  kcal/100g
  • Flour - 325  kcal/100g
  • Vegetable oil - 873  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • Water - 0  kcal/100g
  • Pepper - 26  kcal/100g

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