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Scovardă

Scovardă is a Romanian dish made from a rolled-out dough folded or rolled around a savoury or sweet filling. It is eaten lukewarm, as a snack or as a side, and reflects the homemade dough traditions of rural Romanian cooking.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Nutrition facts

457 kcal per serving

Protein
13.4 g
Carbohydrates
57.1 g
of which sugars
3.5 g
Fat
18 g
Fiber
4 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Mix the flour and salt, then make a well and add the egg, oil and lukewarm water. Knead for 8 minutes until you have a soft, smooth dough.
  2. Cover the dough and let it rest for 20 minutes at room temperature.
  3. Meanwhile, peel the potatoes, boil them in salted water for 15 minutes and mash them finely.
  4. Finely slice the onion and fry it in the butter for 5 minutes, until soft. Mix it with the mash and the fresh cheese, then season with pepper.
  5. Preheat the oven to 200 °C. Roll the dough out thinly on a floured surface into a rectangle about 3 mm thick.
  6. Spread the filling over half the dough, fold the other half over it and seal the edges well by pressing with a fork.
  7. Place the scovardă on a tray lined with baking paper, prick the surface and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until nicely golden. Let it cool slightly before cutting.

Variations and tips

Sweet version. Replace the filling with grated apples and 1 tablespoon of sugar, and add a pinch of cinnamon.

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Original Ecomely recipe.