Traditional Russian Belyashi {Vegetarian and Gluten Free}

Have you tried traditional Russian belyashi? They are one of the most common types of Russian fast food. Having spread all over Russia during the Soviet period, it’s a kind of fried flat pie stuffed with minced meat. I made those with vegetarian mince meat and used gluten free flour as I’m gluten intolerant. They turned out SO GOOD!

At some point in their life, each Russian has eaten a couple of these, stuffed with minced meat, during a long train journey or for breakfast, lunch or dinner. It’s a kind of nostalgic thing for those who born in the USSR when Russian belyashi were the most popular fast food.

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For the dough: break up yeast with 30 ml of warm water, add 1 tablespoon maple syrup. Stir, leave in a warm place for 10-15 minutes. Separately mix 100 ml of warm drinking water with milk, add eggs, melted butter, the remaining maple syrup and salt. Stir until smooth. Add the sifted flour portion-wise, stirring intensively, knead to a thick sour cream consistency. Pour in the yeast, stir quickly, cover with a towel and leave in a warm place (about 40°C) for 1.5 hours. Add 50-60 g of sifted flour. Knead and leave for 1 hour.

For the filling: Combine the vegetarian mince meat with the chopped onion. Add salt, pepper and 100 ml of ice water. Intensively knead. Divide dough into 10 pieces and roll each of them into a 1cm thick flat cake. Put minced meat into the centre, mold as a classic patty, connect the two ends together, twist and press down so that each belyashi are 1.5 cm thick. Deep fry for 7-10 minutes, pouring in hot oil at regular times. Serve hot with cup of tea. 

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Traditional Russian Belyashi {Vegetarian and Gluten Free}

Have you tried traditional Russian belyashi? They are one of the most common types of Russian fast food. Having spread all over Russia during the Soviet period, it’s a kind of fried flat pie stuffed with minced meat.

Prep Time20 mins

Cook Time20 mins

Total Time40 mins

Course: Breakfast, Main Course

Cuisine: Russian

Keyword: Dairy free, Gluten Free, Vegetarian

Servings: 10 pieces

Calories: 203kcal

Ingredients

• 500 g Gluten free white flour plus a little extra for kneading
• 2 Eggs medium
• 150 ml Soya milk
• 5 g Yeast fresh
• 2 tbsp Maple syrup
• 2 tbsp Dairy free unsalted butter melted
• 75 g Vegetarian mince meat
• ½ Onion chopped
• 1 Pinch of salt
• 1 Pinch of black pepper
• 120 ml Extra virgin olive oil
• 250 Water

Instructions

For the dough

• Break up yeast with 50 ml of warm water, add 1 tablespoon of maple syrup. Stir, leave in a warm place for 10-15 minutes.
• Separately mix 100 ml of warm drinking water with milk, add eggs, melted butter, the remaining maple syrup and salt. Stir until smooth. Add the sifted flour portion-wise, stirring intensively, knead to a thick sour cream consistency.
• Pour in the yeast, stir quickly, cover with a towel and leave in a warm place (about 40°C) for 1.5 hours. Add 50-60 g of sifted flour. Knead and leave for 1 hour.

For the filling

• Combine the vegetarian mince meat with the chopped onion. Add salt, pepper and 100 ml of ice water. Intensively knead.
• Divide dough into 10 pieces and roll each of them into a 1cm thick flat cake. Put minced meat into the centre, mold as a classic patty, connect the two ends together, twist and press down so that belyashi are 1.5 cm thick. Deep fry for 7-10 minutes, pouring in hot oil at regular times.
• Serve hot with a cup of tea.
• Bon Appetit!

Nutrition

Calories: 203kcal

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