Piragi - a latvian roll filled with bacon and onion.
making latvian piragi
slice bacon or speck finely
cardamon pods are ready
grind cardamon add to the bacon to cook
add ground black pepper
slice onion finely and add it to the bacon to cook
to make dough use old family recipe
yeast and sugar and placed in a dish
milk is added
mix and leave to rise in warm water
add some flour - mix some more
add salt - leave to rise
separate eggs - leave an eggwhite to use as a glaze
add sugar to eggs
add cream or milk to eggs and mix
add egg mixture to risen dough
beat for a while until stretchy and shiny
add the remaining flour and lemon rind
leave to rise for 1 hour
tip dough out and it is ready to make
recipe:
dough
version 1:
3/4 cup milk
3/4 cup butter
3 eggs
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoon sugar
4 teaspoon yeast
1 kg plain flour
grated lemon rind
dough version 2:
1 litre water
1 cup cream
oil and eggyolks (4 tablespoons and 2 yolks)
other ingredients are the same
filling
ground cardamon
760g speck (or 3kg bacon)
2 big onions
pepper and salt
to make filling:
- grind cardamon pods
- finely chop speck and onions
- fry and add pepper and salt and cardamon
- leave to cool
warm milk or water and cream
add to yeast and sugar and mix
leave to rise for 10 mins until bubbling
add half of the flour and mix - leave to rise for 1 hour
mix egg and oil or butter and add to risen dough
add lemon rind
add the remainder flour and mix and beat for 15 mins until stretchy
leave to rise for 1 hour
the dough is ready
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6 comments:
Hum, it looks delicious!
My family makes the same little rolls at Christmas and for parties, except we call them speckerauts for some reason, probably the speck. We use allspice instead of cardamom. So yummy. My mom told me that my grandma got the recipe from a latvian friend. All of my cousins and my brother and I make them at Christmas and share them with friends.
Umm, can I come eat at your house? :)
It's great to see someone else baking piragi! I haven't made it in a year and now I am totally inspired.
Baltic Bacon Buns! Man - those are some GOOD looking piragi. Thanks for posting the tutorial - now I'll be able to try and make some for the next family thing instead of praying that Mom will...and then being disappointed. :D
Thanks again!
My mom's mom and my dad's mom both used the same recipe that has finally made it's way into my hands. The process is long and tedious but well worth it. Suggestion: don't make them too early, there'll be none left by Christmas!
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