Name: Karelian Pasties (Karjalanpiirakat)
Yield: 20 servings
Cuisine: Finnish
Ingredients: 500 ml boiling water; 300 ml short-grain white rice; 900 ml milk (filling); 1½ tsp salt (filling); 200 ml cold water; 1½ tsp salt (crust); 350 ml rye flour; 150 ml wheat flour; 100 ml milk (moistening); 50 g butter (moistening); 50 g, softened butter (munavoi); 2, chopped hard-boiled eggs; ¼ tsp salt (munavoi, optional); 125 g cottage cheese (optional)

Side

20 servings

180 cal/serving

Instructions

Step 1

Cook the rice in the boiling water until the water is absorbed.

Boiling waterShort-grain white rice

Step 2

Add the milk to the rice and simmer, stirring occasionally, about 40 minutes until thick.

Milk (filling)Short-grain white rice

Step 3

Stir in the salt and cool the porridge filling.

Salt (filling)

Step 4

Mix the rye and wheat flours and crust salt into the cold water to form a dough.

Rye flourWheat flourSalt (crust)Cold water

Step 5

Knead the dough until smooth and pliable.

Rye flourWheat flourCold waterSalt (crust)

Step 6

Shape the dough into a block and divide into about twenty pieces.

Rye flourWheat flour

Step 7

Roll each piece into a ball, flatten into small discs and cover with plastic.

Rye flourWheat flour

Step 8

Roll out the discs into thin circles about 17 cm in diameter.

Rye flourWheat flour

Step 9

Spread an oblong portion of rice filling onto each dough circle.

Short-grain white riceMilk (filling)Salt (filling)Rye flourWheat flour

Step 10

Crimp the edges with your fingers to form a crust.

Rye flourWheat flour

Step 11

Bake the pasties at about 475–575°F for about 15 minutes until the crust is browned.

Rye flourWheat flour

Step 12

Heat the moistening butter and milk together until the butter melts.

Butter (moistening)Milk (moistening)

Step 13

Brush the hot pasties with the milk-and-butter mixture.

Butter (moistening)Milk (moistening)

Step 14

Lay the pasties on each other and rest them under a towel and baking paper.

Step 15

Beat together the munavoi (butter, chopped eggs, salt and optional cottage cheese) and use it on the pasties.

Butter (munavoi)Hard-boiled eggsSalt (munavoi, optional)Cottage cheese (optional)

This recipe is adapted from Wikibooks. It is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International.