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.
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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