Russian Cabbage Pie

This cabbage pie is very popular in Russian cuisine. Traditionally, it is made with a yeasted puff pastry but normal puff pastry will work just fine. You can bake it as one big pie, or make small triangles called pirozhki. Serve warm.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins
• Calories: 431 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg, beaten
• salt to taste
• 1 small head cabbage, finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons butter, or more to taste
• 3 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and chopped, or more to taste
• 3 sprigs fresh dill, finely chopped, or to taste
• 2 sheets yeasted puff pastry

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 40 to 45 minutes.

Step 3

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add cabbage and cook until softened but not browned, about 30 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool, 10 to 15 minutes.

Step 4

Mix cooled cabbage with hard-boiled eggs and dill. Season with salt.

Step 5

Line a pie plate with 1 sheet of puff pastry. Add cabbage filling, leaving some space around the edge. Cover with the second sheet of puff pastry and pinch edges together. Glaze the top with beaten egg.