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Slastions

Slastions are small Ukrainian butter and cream pastries, rolled or filled, typical of family baking. Their tender, flaky dough is often flavoured with vanilla.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

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Instructions

  1. Mix the flour, yeast, salt and sugar in a large bowl.
  2. Add the cold butter cut into cubes and rub it in with your fingertips.
  3. Stir in the crème fraîche and egg yolk, then knead quickly into a smooth dough.
  4. Cover and chill for 30 minutes.
  5. Roll the dough out to 3 mm thick, cut 8 cm squares and place a spoonful of jam and nuts in the centre.
  6. Fold the corners into the middle to form little parcels and place them on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
  7. Brush with egg yolk and bake at 190 °C for 15 minutes, until nicely golden.

Variations and tips

Rolled version. Roll the dough into a log around the filling and slice into rounds before baking.

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