How to make Finnish Meat Pasties - Lihapiirakat recipe

ground meat

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier, and margarine can be a cost-effective alternative.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: oat flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber, while oat flour can be more affordable.

beef broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: chicken broth

Vegetable broth is lower in calories, and chicken broth is often cheaper.

Warm up 1 and 1/4 cup of milk and add 3 teaspoons of active dry yeast, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and 1 tablespoon of sugar.

Mix in 1 cup of bread flour and 2 cups of wheat flour, then add 1 tablespoon of oil.

Mix everything and leave it to rise for 40 minutes.

Boil 1/3 cup of round rice.

Fry 1 very large onion in oil.

Add 10 oz of ground beef and fry it.

Mix the beef with the rice and onion, then add 1/2 tablespoon of vinegar, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, 1/4 teaspoon of white pepper, oregano, and garlic powder.

Knead the dough for a few minutes and flatten it to about 1/4 inch thickness.

Cut out oval shapes for the pasties using a cake mold.

Brush the edges with water, add filling in the center, and close the pasty, sealing it with a fork and making holes in it.

Heat about 4 cups of vegetable oil and deep fry the pasties until golden brown, a few minutes per side.

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