Vatrushka
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Vatrushka is a noun meaning A sort of small, round pastry filled with cottage cheese, popular in Eastern Europe.
Meaning
A sort of small, round pastry filled with cottage cheese, popular in Eastern Europe.
Example Sentences
Bake for 15–20 minutes, or until the vatrushki are golden.
Bake about 25 minutes or until lightly browned and cooked. Cool on a rack. Yield: About four dozen vatrushki
“You look wonderful,” he said, unable to hold his tongue. / “So do you,” she replied with an amused smile, “but I think you raided the fat end of Vasily’s wardrobe. He has a thin end which he uses when he’s off the vatrushki and vodka.”
Typically, vatrushki are made from a yeasted wheat flour dough enriched with butter, eggs, and sugar rather like brioche, shaped into a flattened round that is pinched up and then filled with tvorog—a kind of farmer’s curd cheese similar to German quark or Italian ricotta.
Word Forms
- vatrushkas
- vatrushki
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ryazhanka, pyrizhky, vushka, zrazy, piroshki, rubashka.
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