Ossetian pies on kefir with yeast

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   To prepare the dough for Ossetian pies on kefir with yeast, you will need: kefir, water, yeast, salt, vegetable oil, flour, butter to lubricate the finished pies.

2. Step 2:

   

   Mix lukewarm water with yeast and 1 tbsp flour, mix until smooth. Leave the dough for 20 minutes until a light "cap" appears and bubbles form.

3. Step 3:

   

   Sift flour mixed with salt into a convenient container. You can do this twice, thanks to this, the flour will be enriched with air and the dough will rise better.

4. Step 4:

   

   Make a funnel in flour, pour out the sourdough, mix lightly.

5. Step 5:

   

   Pour in the slightly warmed kefir. Add vegetable oil, this will make the dough softer and more elastic.

6. Step 6:

   

   Mix first with a spoon, then with your hands. If necessary, add a little flour. The dough should stick to your hands a little. You do not need to try to add a lot of flour so that the dough does not turn out tight. Cover the dough with a towel so that it does not get wet, and leave it in a warm place to rise.

7. Step 7:

   

   Meanwhile, prepare the filling. I made different toppings for each pie. They will need: minced meat, onions, salt, ground black pepper, basil; cottage cheese, Adyghe cheese and herbs; suluguni and herbs.

8. Step 8:

   

   To prepare the meat filling, peel the onion, wash it, chop it finely.

9. Step 9:

   

   Fry the minced meat with onions in a frying pan with frequent stirring. Add salt, black pepper and basil, mix. Fry until tender, cool.

10. Step 10:

    

    Wash the parsley, dry it, chop it finely.

12. Step 11:

    

    Combine cottage cheese, Adyghe cheese grated on a coarse grater, part of the parsley, mix. If desired, you can add salt. The curd filling is ready.

13. Step 12:

    

    For the cheese filling, chop suluguni on a coarse grater, combine with the remaining chopped parsley, mix.

14. Step 13:

    

    In 1 hour and 20 minutes, the dough rose very well.

15. Step 14:

    

    Knead the dough, put it on the table, sprinkled with flour. Divide the dough into 3 parts.

16. Step 15:

    

    Leave under a towel to rise for another 30 minutes.

17. Step 16:

    

    Sprinkle the table well with flour, lay out a bun of dough. Knead it with your hands into a round cake. You should not use a rolling pin. Yes, there is no need for it, because the dough is very tender, pliable, easy to work with. Put the meat filling in the middle of the tortilla.

18. Step 17:

    

    Lift the edges of the tortilla over the filling and pinch it according to the type of bag.

19. Step 18:

    

    Gently, so as not to tear the dough, knead the bag into a flat round pie. In the middle of the pie, make a hole for steam to escape. Similarly, form pies with cottage cheese and cheese fillings.

20. Step 19:

    

    Put the pies on a greased baking sheet or oiled parchment. I only had 2 pies, I baked the third one separately.

21. Step 20:

    

    Bake the pies in a preheated 200 degree oven for 20-25 minutes until browned. Immediately lubricate the finished pastries generously with butter. Serve the pies hot or cold, sliced into wedges. Enjoy your meal!