Cooking with a Russian Babushka (What food we eat in Siberia, Russia)

ground meat

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

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

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: creme fraiche

Greek yogurt provides a healthier option with similar creaminess.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier, while margarine is often less expensive.

fresh herbs

🥗Healthier: dried herbs

💰Cheaper: no herbs

Dried herbs are more shelf-stable and affordable.

Chop some onion and grate carrots, then fry them together in a little bit of oil until cooked.

Blend the fried mixture together and let it cool down.

Activate yeast in warm milk with a little bit of sugar and flour until foamy.

In a mixing bowl, rub butter into flour until fine crumbs form.

Add the activated yeast mixture, salt, and egg to the flour and mix until combined.

Transfer the dough to a table and knead for about 5 minutes until smooth.

Cover the dough with a towel and let it sit for about an hour until doubled in size.

Prepare the filling by mixing cottage cheese, butter, sugar, and egg yolk until smooth.

Shape the dough into buns and fill them with the cottage cheese mixture.

Preheat the oven while preparing the topping with butter, flour, and sugar to create a crumb.

Glaze the buns before adding the topping, if desired.

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