Ossetian pie: an elementary dish for which any filling is suitable

If you need to surprise your guests with a delicious and exquisite dish, but you are short on ingredients and time, you should make an Ossetian pie. Any filling, both salty and sweet, will do. The dough is simple to prepare and requires no extra effort.

The FoodOboz editorial team shares the idea of making a hearty Ossetian pie with potato filling from food blogger vicky.chuii. It was published on the Instagram page.

Ingredients for the dough:

• milk - 400 ml
• flour - 500 g
• sugar - 1 tbsp
• salt - 1 tsp
• dry yeast - 4 g
• butter - 50 g

Ingredients for the filling:

• mashed potatoes - 300 g
• cottage cheese - 500 g
• sour cream - 100 g
• herbs, salt, pepper - to taste

Method of preparation:

1. Mix flour, sugar, salt and yeast.
2. Add melted butter and dry ingredients to warm milk.
3. Knead the dough, and put it in a warm place for 1.5-2 hours.
4. Boil and mash the potatoes, add grated cheese, herbs, salt, pepper, and sour cream.
5. Mix everything well.
6. Divide the dough into 3 equal parts, and form a ball from each part.
7. Roll it out a little, put the filling in the middle, pinch, and flatten it with your hands into a layer about 2 centimeters thick.
8. Put on a baking sheet, and put in a preheated oven to 200 degrees.
9. Bake until done.
10. Brush the finished cake with butter.