Mom's Piroshki

A tasty, fruit filled pocket. You can use any fruit in season including berries, apples and cherries. These delicacies are an excellent addition to lunches, picnics or barbecues. This recipe is in the From Oma's cookbook.

3 ½ - 4 cups / 875ml - 2 L regular flour

1 tsp / 5 ml baking powder

½ tsp / 2 ml salt

½ cup / 125 ml butter

½ cup / 125 ml lard

1 cup / 250 ml milk

Filling:

Fresh blueberries (or other fruit)

1 cup / 250 ml sugar

½ cup / 125 ml flour

½ tsp / 2 ml cinnamon (optional)

Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Cut butter and lard into flour mixture with a pastry blender as for pastry. Add milk and knead lightly. Roll out very thin, cut into squares and fill with fruit (apples, blueberries, raspberries, rhubarb etc.). Pour ½ tsp (2 ml) filling over fruit on each square. Bring the four corners of the square to the center and press together to close. Place on parchment covered cookie sheets. Brush with cream.

Bake @ 400EF (200EC) for 20 minutes or until golden brown