Russian Cabbage Pie

Name: Russian Cabbage Pie
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups flour; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 3 tablespoons butter; 8 ounces softened cream cheese; butter-flavored cooking spray; 1 yellow onion, peeled and chopped; 1 head cabbage, coarsely shredded; dried basil or fresh basil, to taste; fresh marjoram or oregano, to taste; dried tarragon or fresh tarragon, to taste; salt and pepper, to taste; 1/2 lb mushroom, washed and sliced; 4 -5 hard-boiled eggs, sliced; chopped fresh dill

15 ingredients

15 steps

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons butter
8 ounces softened cream cheese
butter-flavored cooking spray
1 yellow onion, peeled and chopped
1 head cabbage, coarsely shredded
dried basil or fresh basil, to taste
fresh marjoram or oregano, to taste
dried tarragon or fresh tarragon, to taste
salt and pepper, to taste
1/2 lb mushroom, washed and sliced
4 -5 hard-boiled eggs, sliced
chopped fresh dill

Directions

1

Sift together flour thru salt.
2

Cut in butter, then 4 oz cream cheese.
3

Roll out 2/3 of dough and line a 9-inch deep-dish pie dish.
4

Roll out remaining pastry into a circle big enough to cover dish; chill.
5

Spray a large skillet with butter-flavored cooking spray.
6

Add onion and cabbage and at least 1/8 tsp (dried) or 1/2 tsp (fresh) of each herb.
7

Saute several minutes over medium heat, stirring constantly until cabbage is wilted& onions are soft; remove from pan.
8

Spray skillet again and saute mushrooms 5-6 minutes, stirring constantly.
9

Spread other 4 oz cream cheese in the bottom of the pie shell.
10

Arrange the eggs in a layer over the cream cheese.
11

Sprinkle with a little dill, then cover with cabbage mixture, then a layer of the mushrooms.
12

Cover with pastry circle, press crusts together tightly at the edges and flute with a fork.
13

Cut a few short slashes in the top crust for steam to escape.
14

Bake at 400°F 15 minutes.
15

Turn temperature down to 350° and bake 20-25 minutes until crust is light brown.