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Recipe for Famous Finnish Karelian Pies
Ingredients for 6 servings
Rye flour type 2000 400 g 2 cups
Potatoes 400 g 4 medium pieces
Egg 3 pcs.
Parsley 200 g 1 small piece
Clarified butter 100 g
How to make Recipe for Famous Finnish Karelian Pies
Peel potatoes and parsley, cut into smaller pieces.
Place in a pot, pour water and cook.
Peel garlic from the shell and press it through a potato press.
Heat clarified butter in a frying pan and fry the garlic.
Drain the potatoes and parsley and press through a potato press, add the garlic, chopped basil, egg and mix thoroughly.
In a bowl, knead a dough of rye flour, 200 ml of water and salt.
Divide and roll the dough into rolls, divide into equal pieces and roll into circles.
Spoon the filling onto each piece of dough, leave the edges free so that they can be rolled into a characteristic frill.
With your fingers, roll the edges of the dough slightly pressing them into the stuffing.
Place the dough thus prepared on a baking tray and bake in an oven preheated to 255 degrees for 20 minutes.
