Ukrainian Cheese Crust Pyrizhky

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 40
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 1 cup sifted flour
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 20 prunes, stewed
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 tablespoon honey

Recipe

• 1 cream the butter with the cottage cheese and sugar.
• 2 sift the flour with the cinnamon and salt.
• 3 combine both mixtures and mix well.
• 4 chill thoroughly.
• 5 pit the prunes, split into halves, and fill each half with a mixture of the nuts and honey.
• 6 roll the dough 1/8 inch thick and cut into rounds.
• 7 place the filled prune-half on each round, bring the edges together, seal, and shape into an oblong.
• 8 this is the traditional shape for pyrizhky.
• 9 place on a baking sheet, brush with melted butter, and make a slit on the top of each for the steam to escape.
• 10 bake in a moderate over 350 degrees f.
• 11 for 15 to 20 minutes, or until delicately browned.
• 12 yield: 40 pyrizhky.