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      Title: Vatrushka
 Categories: Russian, Pastry, Cheese
      Yield: 6 Servings

  2 1/2 c  Flour
     30 g  Yeast
      2 tb Butter
      1    Egg
  3 1/2 oz Milk; minus 1/2 c
      2 tb Water
      1 ts Sugar
      1    Egg yolk
      1 ts Butter

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    500 g  Curd
      1    Egg
      3 ts Sugar
           Salt

  Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water. Stir in milk and 1/2 cup of
  flour. Leave in a warm place for about 15 minutes.

  Gradually add other ingredients. Knead the dough well until elastic
  & smooth. Let it rest while preparing the filling. Cream all the
  filling ingredients together.

  On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough 0.5 cm thick. Cut out
  circles about 12 cm in diameter.

  Put 1 tablespoon of curd filling on each dough circle. Fold the
  ends to form vatrushki so that the filling in the middle can still
  be seen.

  Line a baking sheet with a parchment baking paper and sprinkle with
  water. Place ready vatrushki on the baking sheet and let rest for
  about 10 to 15 minutes. Pierce some holes in the middle of
  vatrushki with a fork.

  Mix egg yolk with butter and brush vatrushki.

  Set oven @ 180 to 200°C. Bake vatrushki for about 15 to 25 minutes
  depending on how big they are. Make sure vatrushki don't get too
  brown on the top. The bottom should be well done.

  Take vatrushki out of the oven, place on a wooden cutting board,
  and cover with a dish towel and let rest for about 10 to
  15 minutes.

  Recipe by Olga Timokhina, RusCuisine.com

  Formatted by: Dave Drum, 22 June 2008

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