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Unbaked pyrizhky lined up for their second rise

Instant Pot bread dough for pyrizhky - baked pyrohy

Pyrizhky or perishke [pear-eesh-keh] are a yeast dough based mini bun. These are filled with cheese, potato and dill and then topped with a cream dill sauce. This recipe doubles easily and freezes well (without the sauce).
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Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Course Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine Ukrainian-Canadian
Servings 3 dozen pyrizhky

Ingredients
  

Dough

  • 1 envelope traditional yeast
  • ½ Tablespoon sugar
  • ½ cup warm water
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • ¼ cup oil
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup milk hot
  • 2 Tablespoons butter
  • ½ cup warm water
  • 1 Tablespoon sugar
  • 4-5 cups all-purpose flour

Dill Cream Sauce

  • 2 green onions chopped
  • ½ cup cooked onions
  • 2 Tablespoons butter
  • 1 Tablespoon flour
  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 1 cup fresh dill chopped

Instructions
 

Dough

  • Dissolve the yeast, sugar and 110°F warm water together. Allow to proof for 10 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, heat the milk in the microwave for 90 seconds. Add the cold butter to cool it slightly.
  • Combine the 2 beaten eggs with ¼ cup oil, ½ teaspoon salt, ½ cup warm water, and 1 Tablespoon sugar.
  • Add the yeast mixture to the liquid.
  • Combine 2 cups of flour using a stand mixer with a paddle attachment.
  • Switch to a dough hook and add the remaining 2 cups of flour. If the dough does not pull away from the sides of the bowl, gradually add flour until it forms a ball.
  • Transfer the dough to a sheet of parchment paper. insert the steam rack into the Instant Pot and place the dough on top. Cover with a glass lid.
  • Set the Instant Pot to the Yogurt setting (not boil) for 1 hour.
  • Pull walnut-sized pieces of dough out of the pot and allow to rest on a board.
  • Flatten the dough into a circle and fill with your choice of filling.
  • Seal the edges and place on a cookie sheet seal side down.
  • Cover the pyrizhky with a tea towel and let rise 30 to 45 more minutes.
  • Bake in a 350°F oven for 18 to 20 minutes until golden brown.

Sauce

  • Saute the onions in butter until the green onion is softened, about 4 minutes
  • Add the flour and stir to combine
  • Add the whipping cream and bring to a boil until the sauce thickens
  • Add the chopped dill