Sklandrausis (
Livonian dialect: ''sklandrouš'', from
Curonian: ''sklanda'' – 'fence-post, wattle fence, slope, declivity';
liv, sūrkak (plural: ''sūr kakūd''), žograusis or dižrausis is a traditional
Latvian dish of
Livonia
Livonia ( liv, Līvõmō, et, Liivimaa, fi, Liivinmaa, German and Scandinavian languages: ', archaic German: ''Liefland'', nl, Lijfland, Latvian and lt, Livonija, pl, Inflanty, archaic English: ''Livland'', ''Liwlandia''; russian: Ли ...
n origin. It is a sweet
pie, made of
rye
Rye (''Secale cereale'') is a grass grown extensively as a grain, a cover crop and a forage crop. It is a member of the wheat tribe (Triticeae) and is closely related to both wheat (''Triticum'') and barley (genus ''Hordeum''). Rye grain is u ...
dough and filled with
potato
The potato is a starchy food, a tuber of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'' and is a root vegetable native to the Americas. The plant is a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae.
Wild potato species can be found from the southern Un ...
and
carrot paste and
caraway
Caraway, also known as meridian fennel and Persian cumin (''Carum carvi''), is a biennial plant in the family Apiaceae, native to western Asia, Europe, and North Africa.
Etymology
The etymology of "caraway" is unclear. Caraway has bee ...
.
In 2013
European Commission
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designated sklandrausis with a
Traditional specialities guaranteed.
Ingredients
The dough of sklandrausis is made from
rye flour, butter, and water. The potato filling consists of potatoes,
sour cream
Sour cream (in North American English, Australian English and New Zealand English) or soured cream (British English) is a dairy product obtained by fermenting regular cream with certain kinds of lactic acid bacteria. The bacterial culture, w ...
, egg, butter, and salt. The carrot filling consists of carrots, butter, sour cream, egg, and sugar.
Preparation
Traditionally, the dough is cut in rounds, then the edges of the dough are turned up. The dough is filled with a thin layer of potato filling, topped with a thicker layer of carrot filling, then baked. Sklandrausis are served with
milk
Milk is a white liquid food produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals (including breastfed human infants) before they are able to digest solid food. Immune factors and immune-modulati ...
and
honey
Honey is a sweet and viscous substance made by several bees, the best-known of which are honey bees. Honey is made and stored to nourish bee colonies. Bees produce honey by gathering and then refining the sugary secretions of plants (primar ...
or with ''skābputra'' (a fermented milk-and-barley gruel).
See also
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Karelian pasty
Karelian pasties, Karelian pies or Karelian pirogs ( krl, kalittoja, singular ''kalitta''; Olonets Karelian: ''šipainiekku''; fi, karjalanpiirakat, singular ''karjalanpiirakka''; russian: карельский пирожок ''karelskiy pirozhok' ...
References
External links
Sklandrausis Traditional Speciality Guaranteed specification.
Official Journal of the European Union
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Latvian cuisine
Savoury pies
Rye-based dishes
Traditional Speciality Guaranteed products from Latvia