Eastern hospitality is known all over the world. To meet an expensive guest and feed him the most delicious is considered the real duty of a good host. Therefore, the dishes that are usually served in such cases on the table can always be called culinary masterpieces. So Ossetian pies - this is not an ordinary national pastry, but a whole symbol of the whole culture of the people who created it. In each family, the preparation of an Ossetian pie with cheese, potatoes or meat is associated with secrets and subtleties passed down from generation to generation. Nevertheless, to master this tasty dish under the power of every zealous cook.
What is the Ossetian pie with cheese?
This dish is a closed flat cake, the amount of which should exceed the amount of the dough. The shape of a pie is often round or triangular. Round pies are good for any occasion, and triangular pies are served to the table on holidays and have more symbolic significance. It is important and the amount cooked. An odd number of pies is suitable for a festive, joyful occasion, and for a funeral feast, their number should be even. The figure three symbolizes the earth, the sky and the sun, as well as the future, the present and the past. Two pies for a sad occasion mean only the past and the future.
Recipe for Ossetian pies with cheese
The filling can be almost anything - meat or potato. But cheese, made from cow's milk and aged for about three days, will always be there. The taste of this cheese resembles a cheese or Adyghe, and is considered a soft rennet. The dough for pie is used yeast, made according to a simple recipe - from flour, yeast, water and salt. Sometimes an egg is also added to the Ossetian pie with cheese, water can be replaced with milk, and butter, margarine can also be added. It all depends on the recipe taken in a separate family, and personal taste preferences. So, how to cook the right Ossetian pie with cheese? First of all, choose the filling. If there is no good Ossetian cheese at hand, it can be replaced by cheese. For a start, you can try a win-win combination with potatoes. Take a kilogram of flour, one egg, half a liter of milk, half a teaspoon of salt, a bag of dry yeast, one hundred grams of butter, two tablespoons of sugar. For the filling, you need eight hundred grams of mashed potatoes, as many grams of cheese, a couple of spoons of melted butter and a little salt to taste. A good Ossetian pie with cheese should be made from a very thin dough, a thick one is considered a sign of inexperienced housewives. Therefore, you need to prepare it carefully and carefully. Sift flour, one glass from the total amount of pour separately. Add yeast, egg, pour in warm milk with salt and sugar. Stir. Do not be afraid if the dough gets a bit thin. All the mixing, add butter and knead the dough, periodically pouring the pre-left flour. The mixture should be very soft. The lobster should be left in a warm place, covered with a towel. When the dough is suitable, you can divide it into several parts, blinding each one into a ball. Prepare the filling - smash the boiled potatoes, mix with butter and cheese. Make a cake out of the dough. Ossetian pie with cheese is prepared without skalok - everything should be rolled up. In the center of the flat cake put the ball out of the filling, collect the edges around it in the "bag". Give the dough a little more time and gradually flatten the cake, trying to evenly distribute the dough. Bake at 250 degrees for a quarter of an hour, then leave for the same time at the minimum temperature. Ready-made Ossetian pie with cheese should be greased with plenty of oil.