6 December 2020

Karjalanpiirakat

 

It’s Finland’s independence day today, so I’m again sharing my favourite Finnish pies with you. These are savoury Karelian pies or pastries. The filling is rice pudding and the crust is a mix of rye and wheat flours. The crust is very similar to a pizza dough, it’s just rolled out very thinly for these pies. In my childhood I often made these pies with my grandmother, so she taught me also the method of closing the dough in a pretty way on the top. I thought that these turned out really nice and I scoffed them all in no time. I also made some with potato mash filling, which are my partner’s favourites. 

 

Before baking


 

With potato filling

 

Your VegHog

 

4 comments:

  1. Happy independence day - these look delicious!

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    1. Thank you Johanna! I enjoyed them very much.

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    1. Thank you Sherry! I love them, as I've been eating them all my life. :)

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