July 12 Orthodox Christians celebrated annually on the feast of St. Peter and Paul. And for this holiday in the Ukraine for a long time housewives traditionally Mandryka baked with cheese, find a recipe delicious pastries
Congratulations Peter and Paul involves a lot of traditions and customs the Ukrainian people. One of the signs of celebration - delicious donuts with filling - Mandryka (Mandrikov, mandrygy), which serves for the festive table on Petrovka. Initially, they break the fast, returning from church with a festive service. Mandryka distributed to children, were treated to the shepherds, travelers, poor people.
Each region of Ukraine had its own baking recipes Mandryka, they baked in the form of burgers, cookies, donuts, pies with berries or cottage cheese, etc.
With Mandryka related a legend that the cuckoo stole Mandryka Peter and Paul, when they were traveling through the land, but choked and could no longer cuckoo. There is a proverb: "On Peter cuckoo choked." C 12 July according to national signs, cuckoos cease cuckoo
Recipe Ukrainian Mandryka
Ingredients
• Flour - 600 g
• Eggs - 3 pcs.
• Butter - 200 g
• Sugar - 30g
• Salt - a pinch
• Sour - 100 g
For filling
• Cottage cheese - 800 g
• Sour cream - 200 g
• Eggs - 2 pcs.
• Butter - 50 g
• Salt - a pinch
• Sugar - 50 g
Cooking method
Sift the flour, add the eggs, melted butter, sugar, sour cream, salt and knead the dough.
Cottage cheese rubbed with sour cream and eggs, add the warmed oil, salt, sugar and mix well.
Knead the dough and roll into a finger thick, cut circles of dough in the center of each place the cheese, zaschipnut edge.
Mandryka put on the pan, to spread beaten egg and bake until done at temperatures of 180 degrees.
Ready mandryi sprinkle with powdered sugar
Mandrikov can bake with any stuffing - berries, apples, quince jam.
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