Chechen cheese pies
Description
The recipe won't take much time. We prepare khychins from dough with herbs and cheese, then fry them in a pan. The pastry is ready. Serve at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
To prepare, we will need kefir (ideally, ayran), flour, salt, baking soda, feta cheese, dill and parsley, and butter for greasing the flatbreads.
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Step 2
Mix a soft dough from flour, kefir, baking soda, and salt. The amount of flour is approximate and may need to be increased. Knead and slap the dough against the table a few times, then let it rest to become elastic.
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Step 3
Finely chop dill and parsley greens.
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Step 4
Add finely crumbled feta cheese to the greens. Use a fork to mix the filling thoroughly so that no pieces remain that could tear the dough; the feta should be crumbled to a grain-like consistency.
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Step 5
Roll the dough into a sausage, cut it into 6 pieces. Flatten each piece of dough into a flatbread, put as much filling as there was dough.
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Step 6
Gather the dough over the filling and pinch the edges.
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Step 7
Flatten the filled knot and carefully, lifting it, press around the edges to reshape it into a flatbread again.
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Step 8
Very carefully roll out the filled flatbread with a rolling pin into a very thin pancake. The thickness should be no more than 0.5 cm, and the diameter about 20 cm.
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Step 9
Melt the butter in the microwave to brush the cooked khachapuri.
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Step 10
Fry the khachapuri on a dry skillet. After heating the pan, reduce the heat to medium.
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Step 11
The khychiny should not be overly browned; only small light brown spots should appear on the surface.
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Step 12
Transfer the cooked khachapuri to a plate and brush it with melted butter. While the next one is frying, cover the cooked khachapuri with foil or a lid of appropriate size.
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Step 13
Brush the stack of hychins with butter, cover with foil and a towel, and let them sit for a while so they become soft and tender.
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Step 14
You can serve khychins whole or cut the entire stack into pieces. Khychins go very well with a sour cream sauce with herbs and garlic.