SC - Serving at a Feast

[Bonnie L. Clapshaw]

I'm wondering if someone can help me find a receipe.  I am not sure if it
is period but we have searched the world wide web and have been unable
to locate any source for this Slovak dish.  It is called pegachi?? I'm not
sure of
the spelling but it consists of a flat pizza type bottom and it is filled
with potatoes and cottage cheese and sometimes cabbage.  A top layer of
dough is added to the top and the edges are pinched shut and then it is
baked.  My mother used to eat this as a child and we would greatly
appreciate any info regarding a receipe or if it was period. I have looked
through my Russian and Czech cookbooks and cannot find it anywhere.
Thanks.

Rodrekkr & Marion of Grimfells
rodkrisjohnson1 at prodigy.net

While I was looking for something new to cook this weekend, I came across a 
recipe in The Frugal Gourmet On Our Immigrant Ancestors for Pagach, "a 
bread and potato or cabbage pie" from the Ukraine (pg. 424).

The dough is a standard pizza dough without the oil.  2-3 Cups flour, 1 cup 
of water, 1 pkg of yeast, ? teaspoon salt and permitted to rise normally. 
Dough for a pagach is rolled into an 18" by 12" rectangle.  Half of the 
rectangle is filled, the other half is folded over and crimped on the 
edges.  Brush it with salad oil and sprinkle on salt or garlic salt.  Bake 
at 400 F until golden brown, like you would a calazone or a pizza.  Since 
there is no oil in the dough you will need to grease the baking sheet.

The potato filling is 1 ? lbs. of potatoes mashed with butter and milk and 
then mixed with grated cheddar cheese and cooled.

The cabbage filling starts with a medium onion, sliced and cooked until 
soft in ? to ? cup of oil.  Add shredded cabbage, salt and pepper, and cook 
until soft. Drain.

If you want all the details, dig up the Frug's book.  Otherwise, have fun 
experimenting.  I think I'm going to try the potato version next week.

One small addition to the piroshki recipe I posted earlier.  Brush them 
with beaten egg as a glaze before baking.

Bear



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