Quick Hand Pies Filled with Mashed Potato "Pirojki (Piroshki)"

As you probably realized by the name “pirojki” is a Russian recipe and they are a kind of mini pies with buttermilk dough. I got the recipe from my mother in law while back. My family loves them! I am sure these delicious dough pockets will be a HIT with your family too! The filling can be either potato, mushrooms, meat, eggs and green onion. This is a different type of dough, it's with baking soda. My other Pirojki recipe is the soft kind.

The Easiest Kids Pizza Ever

This was an idea when my 5 year old asked for pizza. I came up with this pizza with what I had on hand. It came out to be the delicious 5 min pizza. It's awesome that you can customize this pizza for each person to their taste. I want to share this with everybody, so you all can enjoy making this pizza with your kids.

"Caramelized Cinnamon Tortilla Chips"

This is the easiest sweet snack ever.  Have left over tortillas? Use them to make your own homemade tortilla chips. I made em with whole wheat tortillas too, my kids love em.  Here is my simple recipe with step by step photos.

Stuffed Bubliki with Meat {Бублики с Mясом}

Bubliki is like little bagels but they are dry. It turns out that bubliki can be used not only as a great addition to the tea, but also to filled  with the meat. I love dried bubliki stuffed with meat from childhood. This dish is a great for family celebrations. Bubliki with meat can be attributed to the appetizer and to a meat dish. Perfectly suited to the children's table. Adults also have great pleasure in eating bubliki and by the way, you get full very quickly.

Wrapped Hot Dogs

If you are looking for a fun and easy meal for your children, look no further. These are very delicious hot dogs. It was a big hit at my daughters party.  

Smoked Cheese Canapes

This is a very tasty meatless sandwiches. My friend served these when we visited her house. Now my family really enjoys it. 

Mix together the spread: 
1/2 cup softened cream cheese
1/2 cup mayonnaise
Minced Garlic to taste
Salt 

Apricot Scones

I've got a buttermilk scone recipe that is easy and delicious. These tender scones will have a dark-gold outer crust, and a light-gold, moist inner crumb. They'll taste mildly of butter and vanilla. Perfectly flaky breakfast pastries with a touch of sweetness and just the right amount of apricots. 


   Ingredients:
5 apricots
2 cups flour (I use Canadian)
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
3 tbs sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2.5 oz unsalted butter, cold
1/2 cup buttermilk, shaken and cold
1 large egg

Cranberry Muffins

 Muffins are what we call a "quick" bread and you can see why when you make these Cranberry Muffins. These are delicious muffins either warm from the oven or at room temperature. Your kids will love them in their lunchboxes or as an after school snack with a tall glass of milk. I am going out to lots of places this summer like parks, swimming pools etc. These are so great to bring with you as  snacks. My friend Oksana gave me this recipe. When we were flying on the plane she brought these muffins and shared with us. I asked her for recipe and now I can share with everybody. 

Crusty Bread

Homemade bread is one of the great treats of cooking. Making your own bread allows you to control your ingredients, avoiding excess salt, preservatives and artificial colors and dough conditioners. But none of these advantages comes close to the basic truth that home-baked bread is a glorious treat. Tastes like expensive restaurant artisan bread, but literally takes 5 minutes of work. Chewy and soft on the inside, crisp and crunchy on the outside.

     Ingredients:
1.5 cups warm water
1 tsp salt
2 tbs sugar (optional)
1/8 tsp dry yeast (If you put more yeast is will have strong yeast taste) 
3 cups flour (I use Canadian flour)

You will need a baking dish with a cover.

Pirojki with Braised Cabbage

  The pirojki are little pies from the Russian cuisine  and accompaniment of the bortsch. They are made using various dough fillings. There two variations fried and baked. Usually we fry savory ones and bake sweet ones. I will give you some ideas what you can fill it with. Sweet baked pirojki i will post later.  

Ingredients:
12 oz warm milk
1 stick of melted butter
3 eggs
2 tbs sour cream
1.5 tbs sugar 
1 tsp salt
2 tsp dry yeast
5 1/2 cups flour (I use Canadian flour)

Mix all ingredients in the bread maker. Set it on dough. 

Bread Flat Cakes "Lepyoshki" Лепешки

We love breads, pastries and all things that are baked. I tried to translate "Лепешки" it gave me many variations like johnny-cake, flat cakes, flapjack, pastil, pastille, so i just picked one. These are my family favorites. These lepyoshki taste like bagels. I made 2 batches it was gone in few hours. There is many variations can be done with these. I make Wrapped Hot Dogs with this dough.

Honey cookies "Pryaniki" {Пряники}

These are ancient Russian honey cookies that  were there before refined sugar…  I suspect honey didn't cost the equivalent of a small country’s economy back then. These peppermint cookies are  soft inside, and they are taste delicious the next day after baking, so it’s an excellent make-ahead cookie!