Traditional Slovakian Christmas Eve Foods | Making Perohy and Opekance

cottage cheese

🥗Healthier: ricotta cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Ricotta offers a similar texture with fewer calories.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is a healthier fat alternative.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt provides protein with less fat.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: soy milk

Almond milk is lower in calories.

Mix warm water and yeast in a bowl and let sit.

Add scalded and cooled milk, sugar, shortening or butter, and salt to the yeast mixture.

Gradually add flour until a soft dough forms, knead until smooth.

Cover the dough and let it rise in a warm place until doubled in size.

Prepare the prune filling by microwaving prunes with water until mushy, then pulverize them.

Mix cottage cheese with an egg yolk, cinnamon, and sugar.

Roll out the dough and fill with cottage cheese or prune filling.

Cooking Techniques

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