Prep the Dough

Option 1:

• Put ingredients in a bread machine and choose “DOUGH”. Let it make the dough. (Afterwards, check if the dough is too runny after the machine has mixed, and adjust the flour.)

Option 2:

• You can prep the dough with a stand mixer, which is the way I’ll show you:
• In a small bowl, add warm milk and yeast then let it stand aside.
  2 cups milk,, 1½ tsp yeast
  
• In a stand mixer bowl add sour cream, butter, sugar, salt, and egg. Beat for half a minute at slow speed.
  1 Tbsp sour cream, ¼ cup unsalted butter,, 1 tsp sugar, 1 tsp salt, 1 large egg
  
• Add in the warm milk with yeast. Beat everything together for a minute.
  
• In a small, separate bowl mix baking soda with lemon juice. Add to the mixing bowl.
  ½ tsp baking soda, ½ tsp lemon juice
• Continue beating on medium, and sift in all purpose unbleached flour. It will come together in 3-4 minutes. If you feel like it’s too runny, you can add more flour.
  4 cups all purpose flour,
  
• Cover the bowl with a clean towel and let it rise (it will take 1 to 1+½ hours).
  
• After the dough has risen (doubled in size), sprinkle some flour on to a clean surface and transfer the dough.
  
• Cut into small pieces about the size of a golf ball.
  
• Roll out the pieces into a disk shape. Put your filling in the middle of the round rolled out dough. Pinch the edges together. Push it flat a bit and flip it upside down to a floured cutting board, for the piroshki to rise.
  
• In a skillet, on medium heat add light high heat oil. There should be ½ an inch of oil in your pan.
  olive oil,
• When putting the piroshki into the oil, put the bottom part down, so it doesn’t open while frying.
• Flip over and cook the other side when the bottoms begin browning.
  
• Place on a paper towel when taking the piroshki out of oil. Let the piroshki cool down a bit and then enjoy! Usually, piroshki with meat are served with sour cream.
  

For the Meat Filling:

• Grind chicken thighs and onion. Add a teaspoon of salt and pepper or to taste. In a skillet, melt butter.
  1 package chicken thighs,, 1 yellow onion,, 1 Tbsp unsalted butter, salt,, black pepper,
• Add in the chicken mixture. Mixing occasionally, sauté the chicken and onion. Once the meat has been fully cooked, set it aside until it's time to fill the piroshki.
  
• Fill the piroshki, cook according to instructions and serve! Meat piroshki pair well with sour cream.