Potato-filled vatrushki
Description
Homemade pastries for tea. Here is a simple recipe for potato-filled vatrushkas. Be prepared — the process is not quick, as the dough needs sufficient time to rise and rest before baking. Ready vatrushkas can be served either warm or cold — both ways taste equally delicious. The pastry is ready. Serve at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients; the weight of the potatoes is indicated unpeeled. Leave the butter at room temperature to soften.
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Step 2
Peel the potatoes, cut large ones into big pieces, leave small potatoes whole. Cover with water, add salt to taste, and cook until tender.
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Step 3
Place the dry instant yeast and a pinch of sugar into a glass of warm water, stir with a wooden spoon, and leave in a warm place for 5–10 minutes. The yeast activates very quickly, so don't miss the moment, or it will overflow.
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Step 4
Add soft butter (30 g), salt, and sugar to warm milk (150 ml). Stir until the butter melts. Pour in the yeast, then mix again.
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Step 5
Add the sifted flour in parts. Knead a soft, pliable dough.
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Step 6
Place the dough ball into a deep container, cover with a clean dry towel, and leave it for an hour near a radiator or in a warm oven. Remember, dough is sensitive to drafts!
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Step 7
Drain all the liquid from the cooked potatoes, pour in hot milk (300 ml), add a piece of butter (100 g), and mash the potatoes with a potato masher.
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Step 8
Adjust the mashed potatoes for salt, then add raw eggs one at a time to the hot potatoes, immediately mixing quickly with a masher or spoon so that the egg whites don't have time to coagulate; otherwise, you'll get unattractive white streaks in the mash.
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Step 9
The filling for vatrushkas is ready, resulting in a delicate and tasty puree.
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Step 10
Divide the dough into 100-gram portions, making 6 pieces.
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Step 11
Roll out each patty to a thickness of 1 cm or so. Place the patties on parchment paper and let them rise for 30 minutes.
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Step 12
Use a glass to make a depression in the dough.
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Step 13
Brush the edges with egg, fill the vatrushki with mashed potatoes. Bake in a preheated oven for 15-20 minutes at 200 degrees.
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Step 14
Potato vatrushki are ready! They are delicious and hot, especially good with sour cream!