ReceptnaptárScones (pogácsa)
Pogácsa is the most popular savory bake of Hungarian cuisine: soft, crumbly, made from a folded buttery dough, topped with cheese or caraway. It is made for house parties, at grandma's, for snacks, for every occasion. The folding creates the crumbly, layered texture.
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Ingredients
Method
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- Activate the yeast in the lukewarm milk with the sugar (10 minutes). Sift the flour with the salt into a bowl and rub in the cold butter or lard.
- Add the sour cream, yolks and yeast milk, and quickly knead into a smooth dough. Wrap in cling film and chill for 30 minutes.
- On a floured board, roll the dough out to 1 cm thick, fold it in three (like puff pastry), rest for 15 minutes, then repeat the rolling and folding two more times.
- Preheat the oven to 200 °C (180 °C fan). Roll the dough out to 1.5 cm thick, score the top in a crosshatch pattern, and cut out rounds with a 5 cm cutter.
- Place the scones on a baking tray lined with baking paper, brush with beaten egg, sprinkle with caraway seeds or cheese, and let them rise for 20 minutes.
- Bake at 200 °C for 18-22 minutes until golden brown. They are most delicious warm or lukewarm. They stay fresh for 2 days in a closed tin.
Based on: Malatinszky Fanny szakácskönyve (a classic Hungarian cookbook), modernised. Calories and protein are estimated.
Tips
- Work with cold butter for more layers.
- Scoring gives a pretty pattern and helps even baking.
- It can be made in cheese, pork-crackling and potato versions.
- It keeps frozen for 2 months.
Frequently asked questions
Can it be frozen?
Yes, raw or baked. Baked ones are fresh again after reheating for 10 minutes.
With pork crackling?
Yes, knead 150 g of finely chopped crackling into the dough or layer it in.
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