Pirogue with grapes and walnuts

Pirogue with grapes and walnuts

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An Azerbaijani pastry consisting of two layers of butter and sour cream dough, filled with grapes, walnuts, and sugar, and cut into diamond shapes.

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This Azerbaijani pirozh is made of two layers of flaky pastry, enclosing a filling of grapes, walnuts, and vanilla sugar.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time40 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Resting30 min
  • Total1 hr 50 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$8.67 $0.72 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

12 people

Dough

  • $0.34
  • $1.85
  • $0.01

Decoration

  • $3.30
  • $1.15
  • $0.34
  • $0.35
  • $0.98
  • $0.35

Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Wash the grapes and let them soak in water for a while, then drain and dry them. ≈ 2 min
  2. In a large bowl, combine the flour, butter, sour cream, and baking powder, and mix until a dough forms. Divide the dough in half. ≈ 10 min
  3. Combine the grapes, sugar, walnuts, egg, and vanilla in a bowl. ≈ 4 min
  4. Spread the two sheets of pasta out. Spread the filling on the first sheet, cover with the second, and seal the edges. Brush with beaten egg. ≈ 4 min
  5. Bake in a preheated oven at 225 °C (450 °F) for 30 to 40 minutes. Once cooled, cut the pie into squares or rectangles.

The bill

Pirogue with grapes and walnuts

  • 260 g of flour (2 cups)$0.34
  • 200 g of butter$1.85
  • 1/2 cup of baking soda$0.01
  • 150 g of walnuts$3.30
  • 150 g of grapes$1.15
  • 300 g of sugar$0.34
  • 1 egg$0.35
  • Pour the water over the grapes until they are fully submerged.$0.98
  • 1 egg beaten for gilding$0.35

Total$8.67

that's $0.72 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 260 g of flour (2 cups)
  • 200 g of butter
  • 200 g sour cream
  • 1/2 cup of baking soda
  • 150 g of walnuts
  • 150 g of grapes
  • 300 g of sugar
  • 1 egg
  • vanilla
  • Pour the water over the grapes until they are fully submerged.
  • 1 egg beaten for gilding

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