Cheese and Kefir Ossetian Pie

Very tasty, very fast — a holiday every day! Ossetian cheese pie with kefir turns out surprisingly tender and airy. Yeast dough for it is easy and simple to prepare. You can serve these pies as an appetizer, for a snack, for breakfast, for dinner, or take them on the road.
cook time: 1h 10 min
Logan Winslow
Cheese and Kefir Ossetian Pie

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

251
Calories
10g
Fat
22g
Carbs
12g
Protein

Ingredients (12 portions)

Basic:

Salt 0.33 tsp
Sugar 1 tbsp
Wheat flour (± 30 grams flour) 400 g
Butter 30 g
Water 100 ml
Parsley to taste
Vegetable oil 2 tbsp
Cottage cheese 150 g
Kefir 200 ml
Dry yeast 1 tsp
Adyghe cheese 400 g
Ground pepper mixture to taste

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make Ossetian cheese pie with kefir? First of all, we prepare the necessary ingredients to prepare a delicious pie.

Step 2

Step 2
To prepare the dough, take a small bowl and pour one hundred milliliters of warm boiled water into it, then pour one teaspoon of dry instant yeast and one tablespoon of sugar into it.

Step 3

Step 3
Place two tablespoons of premium wheat flour from the total mass into a bowl.

Step 4

Step 4
Mix all the ingredients in the bowl together well, then place the bowl in a warm place to activate the yeast for fifteen minutes.

Step 5

Step 5
Pour two hundred milliliters of kefir at room temperature into a large bowl.

Step 6

Step 6
Pour the activated yeast into a bowl with kefir and mix all the ingredients well.

Step 7

Step 7
Take a fine sieve and sift three hundred and fifty grams of premium wheat flour in parts into a bowl with a liquid base. Please note that you may need more or less flour than I did. Focus on the consistency of the dough.

Step 8

Step 8
Add one-third teaspoon of salt to a common bowl.

Step 9

Step 9
Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl and knead the dough.

Step 10

Step 10
Knead the dough in the bowl with your hands for five minutes, then add two tablespoons of vegetable oil to the bowl with the dough.

Step 11

Step 11
Continue kneading the dough in the bowl until smooth, then cover the bowl with a napkin and leave it in a warm place for one hour.

Step 12

Step 12
Take a large grater and grate four hundred grams of Adyghe cheese, which can be replaced with feta cheese or suluguni, into a deep bowl.

Step 13

Step 13
Place one hundred and fifty grams of cottage cheese in a bowl with grated cheese and mix well.

Step 14

Step 14
Finely chop and chop the parsley to taste, which is then placed in a bowl with cheese and cottage cheese, then add a mixture of black and red peppers to taste.

Step 15

Step 15
Mix all the ingredients well in a bowl and the pie filling is ready.

Step 16

Step 16
After time has passed, sprinkle some wheat flour on the table and lay out the dough, which you then collect and shape.

Step 17

Step 17
Divide the formed dough into two parts, which you then knead alternately with your hands into flat cakes about one centimeter thick.

Step 18

Step 18
Place the same amount of prepared filling on each tortilla.

Step 19

Step 19
Pull the edges of the filled tortillas together by slightly stretching them.

Step 20

Step 20
Glue the edges of the filled cakes well and form pies.

Step 21

Step 21
Place the formed pies, seam side down, on a baking sheet, which you cover with baking paper and carefully stretch the cakes from the middle to the edges.

Step 22

Step 22
Make a small hole in the middle of each cake with a diameter of about one centimeter, then place the baking sheet in an oven preheated to two hundred degrees and bake the pies for fifteen to twenty minutes until golden. Determine the exact baking time and temperature based on your oven.

Step 23

Step 23
Remove the baking sheet from the oven and brush the tops of the pies with butter to taste.

Step 24

Step 24
Place the prepared Ossetian pies on plates and serve them to the table.

Step 25

Step 25
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