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Pirojki recipe

Pirojki recipe

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Created by The Tesco Real Food team

Make your own bread with this delicious Pirojki recipe, which has the added bonus of a gorgeous feta filling. The sesame seeds add a moreish light crunch. Perfect for a picnic or as part of a lunch. See method

  • Serves 6
  • 30mins to prepare plus 1.5hr rising time and 15mins to cook
  • 670 calories / serving

Ingredients

For the dough

  • 125ml warm water
  • 125ml milk
  • 125ml vegetable oil
  • 1 sachet of dried yeast
  • 470g all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp of sugar
  • 4 tbsp sesame seeds
  • 3 eggs

For the filling

  • 220g feta cheese
  • 1 bunch fresh parsley de-stemmed and chopped finely
  • 1 small pot natural yogurt
  • black pepper

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    2810kj
    670kcal     34%

  • Fat

    38g 54%

  • Saturates

    10g 50%

  • Sugars

    9g 10%

  • Salt

    2.3g 38%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 68.6g Protein 18.4g Fibre 4.4g

Method

  1. Dissolve the yeast in the water and allow to infuse for 5 minutes (it should start to bubble). In a large bowl mix the flour, salt and sugar. Add the milk, oil and one beaten egg along with another one egg white. Set aside the yolk from the second egg for later. Mix with your hands until blended into a dough, and then shape into a ball.
  2. On a lightly floured surface, knead the dough until its smooth and pliable, (5-6 minutes). Cover with a tea-towel and allow to prove in a warm place for 1½ hours. It should double in size.
  3. Meanwhile prepare the filling. Crumble the feta cheese into a bowl, season with black pepper and add the chopped parsley and mix well. Blend the yogurt into the cheese and parsley and mix well. Add a little salt if the feta is unsalted.
  4. Knock back the dough and then knead to get out any trapped air. Beat the remaining egg yolk. Pull off small balls of the dough (about 4cm in diameter).
  5. Flatten the dough balls in your palm, then place a spoonful of the cheese filling onto one side of the dough circle. Fold the other half over and seal the edge, and then shape the dough into a pointed oval shape. Repeat until all the dough and filling mixture is used up.
  6. Preheat the oven to 180°C, Gas Mark 6.
  7. Beat the last remaining egg and brush over the rolls. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and then cook in the oven for 25 minutes until golden brown. Remove from the oven and allow to cool a little before serving as a hot appetizer or lunchtime snack.

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