Leposhkie Sira (Cheese Pastry)

Ingredients

• half a pound of grated cheese
• half a pound of butter
• half a teaspoonful of dry mustard
• a pinch of white pepper
• a rub of garlic
• eight eggs

Method

1. 1

   Work up cheese, butter, mustard, pepper, and garlic until incorporated.

2. 2

   Make a stiff paste with eggs, water, and sufficient flour.

3. 3

   Roll out the paste, spread the cheese mixture over it, give it three turns, roll it half an inch thick, and cut into pieces.

4. 4

   Lay on a buttered baking tin, bake to a light brown, sprinkle with grated cheese while still hot, and serve on a folded napkin.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Banquets of the nations (1911) by Robert H. Christie, page 227. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Leposhkie Sira. (Cheese Pastry.) Work up half a pound of grated cheese with half a pound of butter, half a teaspoonful of dry mustard, a 57° SIBERIA pinch of white pepper, and a rub of garlic, until they are thoroughly incorporated. Make a stiff paste with eight eggs

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.