Persian cheese-filled piroshki
Small, fluffy Persian bread, filled with cheese, made with a dough that uses milk and butter, and then baked until golden brown.
These small Persian bread are made with a soft, fluffy dough enriched with milk and butter, and filled with cheese. Baked until golden brown, they are best enjoyed warm.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time30 min
- Cook time30 min
- Resting1 hr
- Total2 hr
- DifficultyMedium
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodfour
- Estimated cost$1.92 $0.24 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
people
- $0.20
- $0.04
- $0.00
- $0.28
- $0.35
- $0.11
- $0.59
- $0.35
Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Mix the milk, salt, sugar, butter, egg, yeast, and flour together, then knead until a soft dough forms. Let it rise. ≈ 10 min
- Spread the dough, cut out circles, fill them with cheese, and fold them over. Brush with beaten egg. ≈ 10 min
- Preheat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F) and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the piroshkis are golden brown.
The bill
Persian cheese-filled piroshki
- 200 ml of milk$0.20
- 1 tablespoon of salt$0.04
- 1 tablespoon of sugar$0.00
- 30 g of butter$0.28
- 1 egg$0.35
- 14 g of fresh yeast (or 5g of dry yeast)$0.11
- 450 g of flour$0.59
- 1 egg for gilding$0.35
Total$1.92
that's $0.24 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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