Dish · caucasian
Ossetian Pie
Ossetian pie is a round, flat yeasted pie filled edge to edge with a thin layer of cheese and potato, rolled thin so the filling stays visible through the dough.
Where it comes from
It comes from North Ossetia in the Caucasus, where a household traditionally baked three at a time for a full meal, each pie thin enough that the filling to dough ratio stays high.
What cooks argue about
The disagreement is over thickness: rolling the dough thin enough to see the filling through it is the mark of a good pie, though how thin is too thin, where it tears, stays disputed.
Versions
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What goes in it
Each one opens everything else made with it.
all purpose flour
active dry yeast
butter