A vatrushka is a Russian/Ukrainian open-faced pastry or tart. Made with various doughs and pastries and dozens of fillings, vatrushka are a traditional Russian/Ukrainian tea-time treat. After some reading, I learned it seems the most popular type is a yeast bun topped with sweet cottage cheese filling. I first ran across these treats on Pinterest, …
Cherries
Sour or “pie” cherries, are tart in flavor and bright red in color, and as far as I am concerned worth their weight in gold. Sour cherries have an incredibly short season, and it can be hard to get your hands on them. But it is worth the effort of finding some, nothing compares …
Chocolate Cherry Thumbprint Cookies- This rich and decadent cookie is perfect for the holidays! I have to tell you, no matter how much I lament pitting a five gallon bucket of full of tart cherries by hand, I will never ever get sick of going down to my basement, cracking open my deep freezer and pulling …
I was so thrilled this year to be able to actually get sour cherries in the freezer so I can make homemade Sour Cherry Pie Filling! Sour cherry pie is my absolute favorite pie, but the way my family annihilates pies, they don’t really seem worth the effort. I spend all that time rolling, chilling …
If I had to pick only one kind of pie to eat for the rest of my life I would not even hesitate, sour cherry pie. No, let me be a little more specific, homemade sour cherry pie. Not the kind of pie that has canned cherry pie filling… ummm, EVER! Pie filling made from …