Uncle Bill's Pyrahi Dough
"This recipe goes back to the good old days. My grandmother taught me how to make the pyrahi when I was very young."
photo by GilpinHippy
- Ready In:
- 5hrs
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
24
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup luke water
- 2 tablespoons active dry yeast
- 1⁄2 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 2 cups whole milk, homogenized,warmed
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3⁄4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 5 cups all-purpose flour
directions
- In a small bowl, measure water, add yeast,1/2 teaspoon sugar and let stand for about 10 minutes or until frothy.
- In a large mixing bowl, add warmed milk and yeast and stir gently to incorporate.
- Add beaten eggs, 2 tablespoons of sugar, salt, olive oil and mix gently.
- Add flour, 1 cup at a time mixing well after each addition.
- If dough is too sticky, add a bit more flour.
- Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead several times until dough is smooth.
- Place dough in a lightly greased bowl, turn once to coat.
- Cover with plastic wrap and place dough in refrigerator for 4 hours or longer.
- When ready to use, remove from refrigerator and punch dough down.
- Divide dough into 24 equal pieces and roll into balls that will be the size of a golf ball.
- Roll dough out into rounds on a lightly floured surface to about 1/8" thickness.
- Place about 3 tablespoons of filling mixture of your choice in the center of each round.
- Fold the left and right side of the round towards the center, pinching the dough to crease.
- Bring the other 2 edges towards the center and pinch again to crease.
- Leave a space of about 1/4" slit in the center of the pyrahi.
- Slightly flatten the pyrahi with the palm of your hand.
- Place pyrahi on a lightly greased cookie sheet, cover with a damp cloth and let rise for 25 to 30 minutes.
- Bake in preheated 400 F oven for 25 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Remove from oven and brush with melted butter.
- Serve with melted butter and sour cream or yogurt.
- To re-warm the pyrahi, heat a frying pan on medium heat, add 1 tablespoon of butter, add the pyrahi, cover and fry for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes, turn over and fry for another 1 to 1 1/2 minutes.
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Great recipe, worked out as good as it gets. Thanks a bunch -
Thanks so much for this recipe. I had a demented desire to channel the cooking skills of my late Doukhobor grandma tonight and this recipe fit the bill perfectly. I filled half the pyrahi with beets, dill and onions and the other half with potato, onion and squash. yum. -
Thank you for posting this, it was a new experience for me. It was less complicated then it looks, I halved the recipe, followed the instuctions excactly and used your cottage cheese filling. It was a lovely meal and I served it with a salad.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
William Uncle Bill
Burnaby,, B.C.
I live in Burnaby, British Columbia. I am retired and have written a cookbook entitled, From Uncle Bill's Kitchen. I am a recipe developer, author, publisher, distributor and a chef. My cookbook is very unique as I have a Nutrient Analysis for each ingredient used in each recipe that shows you the values for Calories, Fat, Cholesterol and Sodium. A high-lighted bar shows the values on a per serving basis plus the Fat/Cal%.
From Uncle Bill's Kitchen contains tried-and-true, tested, easy to follow reipes for both novice and experienced cooks. You'll find old Russian, Ukrainian, and other ethnic favorites, along with modern West Coast dishes. The Nutrient Analysis will please the health conscious. Uncle Bill's favorite recipes will reward efforts of the most creative cook and provide the family with many tantalizing, healthful meals.
I have appeared on 48 various Television Shows in Vancouver, Burnaby, Kelowna and Kamploops, B.C. Canada, as well as in Palm Springs, CA. In Palm Springs, CA, I have been a Guest on the JACKIE OLDEN RADIO SHOW and THE JOEY ENGLISH RADIO SHOW, twice a year since 1998. I also do demo cooking shows at CHAPTERS BOOK STORES, SAVE-ON-FOOD STORES, GALLOWAY'S FOODS, WESTMINSTER PUBLIC QUAY MARKET, and in the U.S. at BARNES & NOBLE BOOKSTORES in Palm Springs, CA, Phoenix and Yuma, AZ.
I was in Palm Springs, CA from June 10th to July 14th. 2002 and again appeared twice on the Jackie Olden Show, twice on the Joey English Show and pre-taped a TV COOKING SHOW with Jackie Olden that is aired on TV from Palm Springs, CA to Los Angeles, CA.
