Slovak Pirohy

Name: Slovak Pirohy (Pirohy)
Cuisine: Slovakian
Ingredients: 400 g/14 oz/3½ cups hruba flour, or 250 g/9 oz/2¼ cups plain (all-purpose) flour and 150 g/5 oz/scant 1 cup semolina, plus extra for dusting; 400 g/14 oz/3½ cups hruba flour, or 250 g/9 oz/2¼ cups plain (all-purpose) flour and 150 g/5 oz/scant 1 cup semolina, plus extra for dusting; 400 g/14 oz/3½ cups hruba flour, or 250 g/9 oz/2¼ cups plain (all-purpose) flour and 150 g/5 oz/scant 1 cup semolina, plus extra for dusting; 1 egg; 250 g/9 oz/generous 1 cup tvaroh cheese mixed with 50 g/2 oz icing (confectioners’) sugar, or quark and cottage cheese mixed with 50 g/2 oz icing sugar; 250 g/9 oz/generous 1 cup tvaroh cheese mixed with 50 g/2 oz icing (confectioners’) sugar, or quark and cottage cheese mixed with 50 g/2 oz icing sugar; 250 g/9 oz/generous 1 cup tvaroh cheese mixed with 50 g/2 oz icing (confectioners’) sugar, or quark and cottage cheese mixed with 50 g/2 oz icing sugar; 250 g/9 oz/generous 1 cup tvaroh cheese mixed with 50 g/2 oz icing (confectioners’) sugar, or quark and cottage cheese mixed with 50 g/2 oz icing sugar; 250 g/9 oz/generous 1 cup tvaroh cheese mixed with 50 g/2 oz icing (confectioners’) sugar, or quark and cottage cheese mixed with 50 g/2 oz icing sugar; 1 egg yolk; 65 g/2½ oz (50 g/2 oz plus 15 g/½ oz/1 tbsp) butter; 40 g/1½ oz/scant 1 cup fine dried breadcrumbs; salt

Pirohy

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Czech & Slovak Food and Cooking

By Ivana Veruzabova

Published 2015

About

This is a very popular Slovak dish, which has both sweet and savoury versions. The sweet pirohy made here contain a sweetened cheese filling and are topped with melted butter and fried breadcrumbs.

Ingredients

400 g/14 oz/3½ cups hruba flour, or 250 g

Europe
Slovakia
Czech Republic
Savoury
Snack
Vegetarian
cheese

Method

Put the flour, or flour mixture, into a large bowl. Using a fork, slowly blend the egg and a pinch of salt into the flour, adding cold water to make the dough more pliable, if necessary. On a floured surface, roll the dough out very thinly, then cut into 4cm/1½in squares.
In a separate bowl mix the cheese with the icing sugar and the egg yolk. Spoon the filling