Kulebyaka - 10 step-by-step cooking recipes

Kulebyaka is a special type of closed pie with different fillings. A large amount of filling makes this pastry stand out among others. The article contains 10 recipes for a delicious and very satisfying kulebyaki.

The classic recipe for making kulebyaki at home

Kulebyaka can be called a visiting card of the national Russian cuisine. Unlike other pies, kulebyaka contains several types of filling at once, which lie at an angle to each other or in even layers.

Cooking time: 130 minutes

Cooking time: 80 minutes

Servings: 8.

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  Season the fish fillet with salt, season and drizzle with lemon juice.
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  Hard-boiled chicken eggs, cool and cut into wedges.
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  Rinse the rice several times and cook. Bring it to readiness, drain off excess water, cool, add chopped herbs, salt and melted butter.
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  Rinse the mushrooms and cut into slices. Then fry the mushrooms in a pan, salt and season to taste.
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  Fry the fish over low heat with a little vegetable oil.
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  Roll out the dough on the work surface, put the pancakes on top.
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  Place half of the rice filling in the middle.
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  Put half the egg slices and half the mushroom filling on the rice, season them.
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  Next, add the fried fish.
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  Cover the filling with the remaining pancakes on top, cut off the hanging edges.
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  Place the remaining mushrooms, eggs and rice in layers in reverse order.
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  Wrap the filling in pancakes.
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  Then lift the edges of the dough and hold them together to form a loaf-like pie.
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  Use the remaining dough to decorate the kulebyaki. Place the cake on a baking sheet. Lubricate the surface of the kulebyaki with a beaten egg.
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  Bake the pie in the oven at 220 degrees for 20 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 170-180 degrees and cook for another 30 minutes. Kulebyaka can be served warm and chilled and is incredibly tasty.

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Juicy kulebyaka with meat and potatoes

For kulebyaki, it is best to knead a fluffy yeast dough. This recipe will create a slightly simplified version of this pie with just two ingredients.

Cooking time: 4 hours.

Cooking time: 60 minutes

Servings: 6.

Ingredients:

• For the test:
• Flour - 600 gr.
• Milk - 1 tbsp.
• Fast-acting yeast - 1.5 tsp
• Salt - 0.5 tsp
• Sugar - 1 tsp
• Vegetable oil - 4 tablespoons
• Chicken egg - 1 pc.
• For filling:
• Pork - 400 gr.
• Potatoes - 300 gr.
• Greens - 1 bunch.
• Salt to taste.
• Additional ingredients:
• Yolk - 1 pc.
• Water - 1 tsp
• Vegetable oil - for lubricating the mold.

Cooking process:

1. Pour sifted flour, dry yeast, sugar and salt into a bowl, mix.
2. Add an egg, pour in vegetable oil and warm milk.
3. Knead with these ingredients to a homogeneous dough. Leave it warm for 2 hours.
4. After the dough grows well, wrap your hands around it again.
5. Peel the potatoes and cut them into small cubes.
6. You can use boiled or smoked meat, cut it into bars.
7. Mix potatoes, meat and herbs, add salt and some vegetable oil.
8. Divide the dough into two unequal parts. Roll most of the dough into a thin layer, place it on a greased baking sheet, put the filling on the dough.
9. Roll out the second part of the dough and place on top of the filling.
10. Gather the edges of the pie to the center and fasten together. Brush the surface of the cake with a mixture of yolk and water.
11. Bake the kulebyaka in the oven at 220 degrees for 40 minutes. When the pie is ready, remove from the oven, cool and serve.

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How to bake a delicious kulebyaka with fish in the oven?

We offer you a wonderful recipe for fish pudding. This pastry is revered not only in Russia, but also abroad. Kulebyaka turns out delicious, juicy and beautiful, a real decoration of the table.

Cooking time: 160 minutes

Cooking time: 60 minutes

Servings: 5.

Ingredients:

• Wheat flour - 250 gr.
• Butter - 125 gr.
• Chicken eggs - 2 pcs.
• Salt to taste.
• Water - 2-5 tbsp.
• Salmon - 600 gr.
• Cheese - 250 gr.
• Spinach - 400 gr.
• Sour cream - 3-4 tablespoons

Cooking process:

1. Grate frozen butter into a bowl, add sifted flour and salt to it, mix. Also break one egg into a bowl and pour in two tablespoons of water, knead the dough. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
2. Then divide the dough in two. One part should be twice the size of the other. Roll out most of it, put it in a mold, make sides, cover with foil, add beans so that the dough does not deform. Place the baking dish in the oven, preheated to 200 degrees, for 25 minutes. After that, remove the weight and bake for another 10 minutes.
3. Coarsely chop the salmon fillet.
4. Cut the cheese into cubes.
5. In a bowl, combine fish, feta cheese and spinach. Season the filling with sour cream and salt to taste.
6. Place the filling onto the finished base.
7. Roll the second part of the dough into a thin circle, cover the pie with it, pinch the dough well along the edges, make several punctures on top with a toothpick. Bake the kulebyaka in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 60 minutes.
8. Brush with a beaten egg 10 minutes before cooking. Cool the finished pie a little and serve.

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Kulebyaka from yeast dough with cabbage and egg

Most often, kulebyaku is baked from yeast dough and combine different types of filling in it. Pie stuffed with cabbage and eggs can be served not only for tea, but also for lunch with chicken broth or borscht, as well as for frying with mushrooms and onions.

Cooking time: 120 minutes

Cooking time: 50 minutes

Servings: 6-8.

Ingredients:

• For the test:
• Milk - 100 ml.
• Flour - 2 tbsp.
• Margarine - 50 gr.
• Chicken egg - 2 pcs.
• Sugar - 1 tablespoon
• Salt - 05 tsp
• Fresh yeast - 30 gr.
• For filling:
• Chicken eggs - 4 pcs.
• Cabbage - 350 gr.
• Carrots - 1 pc.
• Bulb onions - 2 pcs.
• Salt - 0.5 tsp
• Ground black pepper - 0.25 tsp
• Vegetable oil - for frying.

Cooking process:

1. Start with dough. Mix yeast with sugar, add warm milk and a little flour, stir. Leave the dough in a warm place for 10-15 minutes.
2. Sift flour into a bowl, add salt and softened margarine, mix the ingredients.
3. Beat the chicken egg separately, then add it to the bowl. Also, pour the dough into a bowl of flour.
4. Knead the dough, it should be flexible enough and not sticky. Leave it in a warm place for an hour to rise.
5. Now you can start filling. Finely chop the onion, grate the carrots. Fry vegetables in vegetable oil until soft.
6. Chop the cabbage into a thin strip and add it to the pan. Finally, add salt and ground pepper to taste.
7. Hard boil the eggs, peel and cut into cubes.
8. Divide the matched dough into two unequal parts. Roll out most of it and transfer to a baking sheet.
9. Place the filling on the dough.
10. Roll the second part of the dough also thinly, cover the filling with it and hold the edges of the dough together. Brush the surface of the pie with beaten egg and sprinkle with ground pepper.
11. Bake the kulebyaka in the oven at 180 degrees for 35-40 minutes.The pie turns out to be very tasty and satisfying.

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A simple and delicious recipe for puff pastry kulebyaki

The special elongated shape of the kulebyaki ensures uniform baking of the filling and dough. Puff pastry lovers will love this recipe. In addition, to prepare such a kulebyaka, you will need a little less time than in the classic version.

Cooking time: 60 minutes

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Servings: 6.

Ingredients:

• Puff pastry - 1 pack.
• Cabbage - 400-500 gr.
• Chicken egg - 1 pc.
• Salt to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Vegetable oil - for frying.

Cooking process:

1. Chop the cabbage.
2. Transfer the kaputa to the skillet and simmer. Season with salt and season to taste.
3. When the cabbage is ready, add a raw egg to it and fry everything together.
4. Defrost the puff pastry completely at room temperature. Roll out the dough.
5. Place the filling in the center of the dough, cut the edges of the dough into strips 1.5 centimeters wide at an angle.
6. Then collect the strips of dough in the center in the form of a pigtail so that all the filling is hidden inside.
7. You will get an original and beautiful blank. You can collect kulebyaka immediately on a baking sheet.
8. Bake the kulebyaka in the oven at 180-190 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Cool the pie a little and serve.

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Step-by-step recipe for making kulebyaki with rice

The traditional Russian pie kulebyaka is usually served hot as an independent dish with sour cream or ghee. It's delicious and satisfying.

Cooking time: 80 minutes

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Servings: 6-8.

Ingredients:

• Wheat flour - 200 gr.
• Loose cottage cheese - 200 gr.
• Butter - 200 gr.
• Yolk - 1 pc.
• Milk - 1 tablespoon
• Baking powder for dough - 1 tsp.
• Salt - 0.5 tsp
• For filling:
• Rice - 150 gr.
• Chicken eggs - 7 pcs.
• Green onions - 1 bunch.
• Dill - 3 branches.
• Salt - 0.5 tsp

Cooking process:

1. Boil the rice until tender in salted water.
2. Grate chilled butter or grind in a blender.
3. Add cottage cheese, stir. Then add the sifted flour, baking powder and salt, and mix well again.
4. Knead the dough, put it in a ball and wrap it in plastic wrap. Refrigerate the dough for 20 minutes.
5. Cook the eggs hard, peel and chop.
6. Wash green onions and dill and chop finely.
7. Divide the chilled dough into two equal parts and roll them out.
8. Place the filling of rice, eggs and herbs on the bottom layer. Cover the filling with a second layer of dough and seal the edges well. Mix the yolk with milk and grease the kulebyaka with the resulting mixture.
9. Bake the kulebyaka in the oven at 200 degrees for 30-35 minutes. Cool the finished pie a little and serve.

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Delicious and juicy poultry with chicken at home

Delicious and hearty kulebyaka with chicken filling is perfect for a snack and tea with friends. In addition, the pie turns out to be very tender, juicy with a bright taste and aroma.

Cooking time: 70 minutes

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Servings: 6.

Ingredients:

• Puff pastry - 0.5 kg.
• Chicken breast - 300-400 gr.
• Onions - 1 pc.
• Sour cream - 1-1.5 tbsp.
• Hard cheese - 50-70 gr.
• Salt to taste.
• Seasonings to taste.
• Additional ingredients:
• Sour cream - 1.5 tablespoons
• Chicken egg - 1 pc.
• Sesame seeds to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Cut the chicken breast into small cubes. Peel the onions and chop finely. Mix meat and onions, add salt, spices, grated cheese and sour cream, stir.
2. Defrost the dough completely, roll it out. Make cuts along the edges, which will divide the dough into strips of 1-1.5 centimeters. Place the prepared filling in the middle.
3. Place the dough strips on top of each other so that all the filling remains inside. Place the kulebyaka on a baking sheet. Beat the egg with sour cream. Lubricate the cake with the resulting mixture, sprinkle with sesame seeds on top.
4. Bake the kulebyaka in the oven at 190 degrees for 40 minutes.
5. Cool the rosy kulebyaka a little, cut into portions and serve.

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How to bake a delicious kulebyaka with mushrooms?

You and your guests will love this cake. Kulebyaka is a traditional Russian pie with a variety of fillings. In this recipe, we will tell you how to make a delicious mushroom kulebyaka.

Cooking time: 4.5 hours.

Cooking time: 40 minutes

Servings: 6.

Ingredients:

• Dry yeast - 2 tsp
• Salt - 0.5 tsp
• Milk - 1 tbsp.
• Sugar - 2 tablespoons
• Butter - 200 gr.
• Flour - 3 tbsp.
• Mushrooms - 800 gr.
• Sour cream - 0.5 tbsp.
• Dill to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Onions to taste.
• Thyme to taste.
• Vegetable oil - for frying.
• Chicken egg - 1 pc.

Cooking process:

1. Pour milk into a saucepan and add butter, put on fire and bring the mixture until smooth. Then cool it a little, add yeast, stir and leave for 15 minutes. Then add sugar, salt and sifted flour, knead the dough. Place the dough in the refrigerator for 3 hours.
2. Cut the mushrooms into slices, the onion into cubes. Fry them in vegetable oil until golden brown.
3. After that add sour cream, salt, pepper, dill and thyme, continue to simmer for a couple of minutes.
4. Remove the dough from the refrigerator, roll it into a thin rectangle. Put the filling on 1/3 of the dough. Cut the dough into strips 1-1.5 centimeters wide on both sides.
5. Wrap the filling in the dough: fold the overlapping strips alternately on each side.
6. Beat the egg and brush over the kulebyaku with the mixture.
7. Bake the pie in the oven at 180 degrees for 40 minutes. Serve the kulebyaka warm.

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Hearty and aromatic kulebyaka with salmon

Kulebyaka is a good example of the resourcefulness of the Russian people. In conditions of limited products, people came up with the idea of ​​baking hearty pies from what was found in the bins. We suggest trying a rather refined version of kulebyaki stuffed with salmon.

Cooking time: 120 minutes

Cooking time: 90 minutes

Servings: 6-8.

Ingredients:

• For pancakes:
• Chicken egg - 1 pc.
• Milk - 1/3 tbsp.
• Butter - 1 tablespoon
• Corn starch - 75 gr.
• Salt - 1 pinch
• Dill - 5 gr.
• Parsley - 5 gr.
• For couscous:
• Butter - 1 tablespoon
• Onions - 1 pc.
• Garlic - 1 tooth
• Couscous - 150 gr.
• Chicken broth - 250 ml.
• For caramelized onions:
• Butter - 1 tablespoon
• Onions - 1-3 pcs.
• Salt to taste.
• Chicken broth - 2-4 tablespoons
• For filling:
• Salmon fillet - 700 gr.
• Chicken eggs - 3 pcs.
• Salt to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Dill - 5 gr.
• Parsley - 5 gr.
• Other Ingredients:
• Puff pastry - 0.5 kg.
• Flour - for rolling.
• Chicken egg - 1 pc.
• Water - 1 tablespoon

Cooking process:

1. Hard boil the eggs.
2. In a blender, combine the pancake dough made from egg, milk, butter, cornstarch, salt and herbs.
3. Fry thin pancakes from the dough.
4. Next, prepare the couscous. Melt the butter in a saucepan, add chopped onions, salt and cook for 5 minutes. Then add the garlic, add the couscous and fry for another 2 minutes. Pour in the broth, boil the mixture.
5. After boiling, remove the pan from the heat and let the couscous brew for 15 minutes. The cereal will absorb all the liquid, stir it with a fork.
6. Now tackle the caramelized onions. Melt the butter in a skillet, add the chopped onion and fry for 8-10 minutes. Season with salt to taste and add chicken stock.
7. Cut salmon and boiled eggs into cubes. Finely chop the greens with a knife.
8. Divide the dough into two unequal parts. Roll out most of it, you can immediately transfer the resulting layer of dough to a baking sheet. Place two pancakes on top of the dough.
9. Place half of the couscous on the pancakes.
10. Then make a layer of salmon and place the caramelized onions on top of it.
11. Next, add eggs and chopped greens.
12. Finish the filling with the rest of the couscous and cover with the pancakes.
13. Raise the edges of the dough and cover the pancakes with them.
14. Roll out the second part of the dough and place on top, overlapping on the bottom layer of the dough.
15. Fasten the edges of the dough together.
16. Bake the kulebyaka in the oven at 180 degrees for 30 minutes. The pie can be served warm and chilled.

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A simple recipe for making lean kulebyaki

This is a very tasty lean pie, everything is a little simpler and more modest in it than in the classic version. The recipe is quite simple and according to it you can easily prepare pastries that can please your loved ones in Lent.

Cooking time: 4.5 hours.

Cooking time: 50 minutes

Servings: 4-6.

Ingredients:

• Water - 1.5 tbsp.
• Dry yeast - 7 gr.
• Vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons
• Rye flour - 800 gr.
• Sugar - 1 tsp
• Salt to taste.
• For filling:
• Buckwheat - 200 gr.
• Mushrooms - 250 gr.
• Onions - 2 pcs.
• Cabbage - 0.5 pcs.
• Carrots - 2 pcs.
• Tomato paste - 1 tablespoon
• Salt to taste.
• Sugar to taste.
• Vegetable oil - for frying.
• Parsley to taste.
• Garlic - 2 teeth

Cooking process:

1. Dissolve yeast in warm water, add salt, sugar and a glass of flour, mix. Leave the dough in a warm place for 15 minutes.
2. After that, add vegetable oil and sifted flour to the dough. Knead the dough until it comes off easily from your hands. Proof the dough in a warm place for 3 hours.
3. Cook buckwheat in salted water.
4. Finely chop one onion and fry in vegetable oil until golden brown. Then add the mushrooms and continue to fry for another 3-4 minutes.
5. Chop the second onion also finely and fry until golden brown. Then add the grated carrots and fry with the onions for 2-3 minutes. After that, add the chopped cabbage, tomato paste, salt and season the frying to taste, cover and simmer until the cabbage is cooked. Add chopped parsley and garlic 5 minutes before cooking.
6. Roll out the dough into a thin layer, leave some of the dough for decoration. Place the cabbage layer on top of the dough.
7. Then add the buckwheat and top with the fried mushrooms.
8. Raise the edges of the dough, hold them together and shape into a pie. Grease a baking sheet with oil or cover with foil. Carefully transfer the workpiece to the baking sheet with the seam down. From the remaining dough, make a decoration like pig ears and a heel.
9. Bake the kulebyaka in the oven at 180 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Cool the cake slightly and then serve.

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