Beliashi

Beliashi is traditional Russian food which can be served with tea as a snack or as a main dish separately It consist of yeast dough and has a meat filling inside. It easy to prepare and very tasty.

Dough
Ingredients:

1 pint of water or milk
2 lb all purpose flour
1 tbsp of butter or oil
1 egg
1 tbsp of sugar
1 tsp of salt
1/4 oz dry yeast
Mix all ingredients together. Let it stand in warm place for 2-3 hours.

Meat
Ingredients:

1 lb of ground lamb
1 lb of ground turkey
1 tbsp of salt
1 tsp of pepper
1 big fine chopped onion
Meat combination could be any kind of. Another great example is beef and pork; veal and lamb, or chicken and beef. You can try lamb alone.Mix all ingredients together.

Take a piece of dough size 2 by 2 inches and roll it round about 5 inches in diameter. The thickness should be about quarter to half an inch.
Put a meat inside, so would be a one inch free space from each border. Start to fold loose ends forming a hole at the top about 2 inches.
Place it in preheated oil, and fry on medium heat until it will be light brown. It should be put hole to bottom first, so juices can stay when it cooked. Turn it and fry on the other side. It will be ready when juices start to boiling inside.