Kitchen appliances and utensils:
- kitchen stove;
- a bowl for kneading dough;
- whisk;
- spoon;
- grater;
- pan;
- kitchen scales;
- rolling pin.
Ingredients
| Product | amount |
| Kefir or Ayran | 300 ml |
| Salt | 1 tsp |
| Soda | 1/3 tsp |
| Flour | 400-500 g |
| Potatoes | 500 g |
| Cheese (Adyghe, feta cheese) | 400-500 g |
| Dill | taste |
| Parsley | taste |
| Butter for lubrication | 60 g |
Step cooking
- Boil 500 grams of jacket potatoes until cooked. Peel the finished potatoes from the skins and cool.
- Mix 300 ml of kefir or ayran in a bowl, as well as salt and soda. Kefir should be at room temperature.
- Gradually add the flour in small portions to the kefir in a bowl, while stirring the mixture with a whisk. When the flour is fully introduced, knead the dough with a spoon, then with your hands.
- At first, the dough will be sticky, but if flour is added, the stickiness will go away. Knead the dough with your hands for 5-7 minutes. If necessary, you can add a little flour (not more than 60 grams).
- After kneading, the dough should turn out soft, slightly sticky. It needs to be beaten off on a hard surface, formed a “bun” and left in a bowl under a towel to fit for about 30 minutes.
- While the dough is coming up, grate the boiled potatoes in their uniforms without skin on a grater.
- Then grate the cheese. It is best to use Adyghe or Brynza. But fat cottage cheese is also suitable.
- Add grated dill and parsley to the grated cheese. You can also add garlic.
- Combine grated cheese with herbs and potatoes, salt to taste and knead until smooth.
- When the filling is ready, prepare the dough. Knead it again, roll up the sausage and divide it into 12 equal parts. For this you can use a kitchen scale. Leave the dough to lie for 5-7 minutes.
- Divide the filling into 12 parts in approximately the same way.
- Then make a small cake from the dough and put the filling inside.
- Close the cake and gradually knead with your hands first, forming a circle, then use a rolling pin. Gently roll the cake so that the dough does not tear. The diameter should be about 3-4 millimeters. If air bubbles appear, they can be removed with a toothpick.
- In a dry hot pan, fry every flat cake for 2-3 minutes on each side until browned.
- Grease the finished huts, one at a time with un melted butter (like pancakes) on both sides. Stack cakes one on top of the other. Top you can add greens.
- Cut a stack of cakes into 4 equal parts and can be served. Enjoy your meal!
Video recipe
This original Caucasian dish can be prepared in many ways. The author of the video will tell about his own, and share some secrets that will help you make the hitchines as tasty, soft and tender as possible. Enjoy watching!
Many housewives know how to cook regular cheese cakes, but few have heard of such an interesting recipe as hitchines. Despite the fact that the process of preparation and preparation will take enough time, in the end you will get a tasty dish that can surprise your relatives or guests at the holiday. Did you like this recipe? Maybe you would like to improve it by adding some other ingredients? Share your opinions and tips in the comments if you have already prepared this dish!
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