Pastry "Vatrushki"
Vatruschki are sweet quark pastries - a typical dish of Russian and Ukrainian cuisine. In fact, the Vatrushki recipe is handed down from ancient Slavs. These round pastries have played an important role in many Slavic rites.
Ingredients
- 550 g of flour
- 120 g of butter
- 10 g dry yeast
- 150 g of cottage cheese
- 120 g of sugar
- 2 eggs
- 150 ml of milk
- Pinch of salt
Description
In the northwest of Russia, on the first day of the new pasture, the shepherds were presented with pierogi, vatrushki and boiled eggs. On Ivan Kupala Day, the Slavic festival of the summer solstice, Vatrushki were also baked.
In contrast to classic quark pastries, the dough does not completely enclose the filling in Russian Vatrushki but remains open at the top.
Traditionally Vatrushki are prepared from yeast dough. The filling features sweetened cottage cheese or quark. This can be enriched with raisins or small apple pieces. The filling can also consist entirely of jam. These sweet Vatrushki are often served for tea in Eastern Europe and are especially popular with children.
