PIROZHKI (пирожки or пиріжки) WITH RICE AND MUSHROOMS
1 package yeast
2 eggs
3 ounces butter
1 tablespoon sugar
1 cup milk
½ teaspoon salt
2½ cups flour (about)
Soften yeast in some warm milk and let it rise, then pour in the rest of the milk. Put in sugar, salt, eggs, melted butter and flour, knead 20-30 minutes and let it rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk.
Form two inch roll of dough, cut into inch wide pieces, put the filling in the middle of the pieces, turn sides over and bake in a hot oven (425° F for 15 to 20 minutes)
FILLING:
1½ cup rice
1 large onion
4 ounces dried imported mushroom
Salt & Pepper
2 tablespoons butter
Cook rice, separately cook the mushrooms in water high enough to cover them. Chop the mushrooms fine, fry finely chopped onion until brown, mix all together, season with salt and pepper to taste.
1½ lb. Hamburg steak
1 medium onion chopped
½ cup water
½ lb pork (ground)
1 egg
salt & pepper
½ loaf white bread soaked in water (crust off)
butter
Knead well meat and bread. Add onion, egg, salt & pepper. Add water to make smooth paste. Take 2 Tbs.of this mixture and roll in a ball putting inside of each ball ¼ tsp of butter. Roll in bread crumbs and fry in butter. Serves 10
