The best dough for fried pies: you don't need milk or kefir

Fried pies are a truly family dish. Every grandmother and mother knows how to cook them properly. Milk or kefir is often used as a base. But it would be much better to make the dough with cottage cheese.

The idea of making delicious fried pies is published on the page of cook Valentyna Saenko on Instgaram. The dough is perfectly kneaded and does not fall apart in the pan.

Ingredients for 10 pieces:

• cottage cheese - 200 g
• flour - 250 g
• eggs - 2 pcs.
• salt, a little sugar
• baking powder - 1 tsp.
• butter - 30 g
• any favorite filling - about 500 g

Method of preparation:

1. Mix everything together for the dough.

2. Knead by hand or in a food processor.

3. The dough should be soft and stick to your hands just a little. If necessary, add another 10-30 grams of flour.

4. Divide into 10 pieces.

5. Flour your hands a little and form patties without rolling them out.

6. Form a flat cake and put the filling.

7. Shape like a dumpling and form a pie.

8. Fry on both sides in a frying pan with vegetable oil over a slightly lower than medium heat.