Ukrainian hand pies with cottage cheese
Whether you are a fan of Ukrainian cuisine or just looking for a new dessert recipe to try, these hand pies filled with cottage cheese are a must-make!
Equipment
- 1 oven pan
Ingredients
Ingredients for the cottage cheese filling:
- 700 g cottage cheese
- 100 g raisins
- tablespoon sugar optional
- ¾ teaspoon vanilla sugar
- 2 tbsp tablespoons egg whites or 1 egg
- freshly brewed black tea or egg yolk for brushing
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine cottage cheese, raisins, and sugar. Add egg whites or egg and mix well all ingredients.
- Place the filling in the center of the dough pancakes, and close them making a small “crest”.
- Brush the oven pan with oil or cover it with culinary non-stick paper. Place your hand pies on it. Leave some space between the pies as the dough will continue to rise and the pies will grow bigger. Ideally, let them rest for 15-20 minutes before you put them in the oven. Also, brush them with freshly brewed black tea (or with egg yolk) to add a darker shade of orange.
- Preheat the oven to 180C (350F) and bake the pies for 20 minutes.
- Serve warm.