Russian Vegetable Pie Recipes

RUSSIAN CABBAGE PIE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add cabbage and cook until softened but not browned, about 30 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Mix cooled cabbage with hard-boiled eggs and dill. Season with salt.
• Line a pie plate with 1 sheet of puff pastry. Add cabbage filling, leaving some space around the edge. Cover with the second sheet of puff pastry and pinch edges together. Glaze the top with beaten egg.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 40 to 45 minutes.

RUSSIAN VEGETABLE PIE

Steps:

• Place bottom half of pie crust in pie baking dish. Shred cabbage coarsely. Wash and slice mushrooms. Peel and chop onion. In a large skillet melt about 2 tablespoons butter. Add the onion and cabbage and saute for several minutes stirring constantly. Add 1/8 teaspoon each marjoram, tarragon, basil and some salt and ground pepper. Stir often until the cabbage is wilted and the onions soft. Remove from pan and set aside. Saute the mushrooms in the same pan for 5-6 minutes. Spread the softened cream cheese in the bottom of the pie shell. Sprinkle with dill. Cover with the cabbage Add the mushrooms. Place top half of pie crust over the contents. Cut several vents in the crust. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes then reduce temperature to 350 degrees for an additional 20-25 minutes or until crust is light brown. Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 405 Calories; 31g Fat (67.4% calories from fat); 7g Protein; 27g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 54mg Cholesterol; 470mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 6 Fat.

RUSSIAN VEGETABLE PIE

Steps:

• Make a pastry by sifting together the dry ingredients, cutting in the butter and working it together with the cream cheese.
• Roll out 2/3 of the pastry and line a 9-inch pie dish.
• Roll out the remaing pastry and make a circle large enough to cover the dish.
• Put it away to chill.
• Preheat oven to 400.
• Shred a small head of cabbage coarsely.
• Wash the mushrooms and slice them.
• Peel and chop the onion.
• In a large skillet, melt 2 tbs butter.
• Add onion and cabbage. Sauté for several minutes, stirring constantly.
• Add at least 1/8 tsp each of marjoram, tarragon and basil (all crushed) and some salt and pepper.
• Stirring often allow the mixture to cook until the cabbage is wilted and the onions soft. Remove from the pan and set aside.
• Add another tbs of butter to the pan, and sauté the mushrooms lightly for about 5 or 6 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Spread the cream cheese in the bottom of the pie shell.
• Slice the eggs and arrange the slices in a layer over the cheese.
• Sprinkle them with a little chopped dill, then cover them with the cabbage.
• Make a final layer of the sautéed mushrooms and cover with the circle of pastry.
• Press the pastry together tightly at the edges and flute them.
• With a sharp knife, cut a few short slashes through the top crust.
• Bake in a 400 degree oven for 15 mintues, then turn the temperature down to 350 degrees and continue baking for another 20-25 minutes or until the crust is light brown.