Tatar cabbage pie
Description
Delicious baked goods for the whole family. Cabbage pies are loved by all peoples, and in Tatar cuisine they also hold an honored place. There are many recipes for making cabbage pies; each housewife has her own secret for preparing them. Serve cooled or slightly warm.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients.
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Step 2
In the mixing bowl, pour warm water, crack in 2 eggs, add salt, sugar, yeast, and mix everything well.
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Step 3
Pour 8 tbsp of vegetable oil into the mixture.
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Step 4
Add the sifted flour.
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Step 5
Knead the dough, cover with a lid or a cloth, place in a warm spot to ferment for 1.5 hours. During the dough fermentation, perform a stretch‑and‑fold.
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Step 6
While the dough is rising, prepare the filling and shred the cabbage.
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Step 7
To prevent the cabbage from darkening, toss it into salted boiling water and boil for 10–15 minutes.
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Step 8
Drain the cabbage into a sieve and squeeze out the excess moisture.
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Step 9
Add finely chopped boiled eggs to the cabbage.
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Step 10
Add grated carrot and finely chopped onion to the filling, season with salt and pepper.
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Step 11
Add 2 tbsp of sour cream or heavy cream to the filling, and mix.
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Step 12
From this amount of ingredients you can make one large pie or two medium pies. I make two pies, divide the dough into four parts, two larger parts — for the bottom, two smaller parts — for the top.
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Step 13
One pie will be baked in a pan (you can use a skillet), which should be greased with butter.
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Step 14
Place the dough in the pan so that the edges of the dough are slightly larger than the pan. Add the filling, cover with a smaller sheet of dough, and seal the dough edges well.
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Step 15
Pierce the dough with a fork in several places, brush the top of the pie with a mixture of egg yolk and water (you can brush with a mixture of egg yolk and milk).
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Step 16
The second cake is baked without a pan, on a baking sheet, but it is shaped, just like the first. Prick the top of the cake with a fork, brush it with a mixture of yolk and water.
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Step 17
Bake the pies in the oven at 180 °C for 40–50 minutes. The delicious Tatar cabbage pies are ready; brush the top of the pastry with butter, and you can pour tea and have a home tea party. Even though you made a lot of pies, by evening there won’t be a crumb left.