Hey there friends! Abby Brown here from Iowa PBS. Today my friends Anna
and Isabella are gonna teach us about a delicious recipe from their family in
Latvia. So we have some ingredients here for the recipe, but first what is this
recipe called? Pīrāgi. Pīrāgi - did I say it right? Yeah. Okay and that translates to?
Bacon bites or bacon pies. That sounds delicious. So we have some ingredients here -
what do we have first of all? Here's the dough and you guys made it already so what were some of the
ingredients in there? Flour, sugar, butter, sour cream. Sour cream in the dough, that sounds delicious.
And of course yeast, so a pretty basic bread recipe but with that sour cream, that's good.
And there's also some salt. And some salt, okay. Sounds good, yeah. So what's in the filling? Bacon,
ham and onion. Yummy, that sounds so delicious. All right so what should we do first? We're going to grab
flour and put it on the table over here and then just dump this out. Yep. Now it's already risen once.
Oh my gosh that looks delicious. All right and then what's the next thing? Just knead it. Knead
it. All right, you guys look like pros! This is a recipe you've made lots and lots at your house.
Who in your family makes it the best? My grandma. Your grandma makes it the best? Do you agree? Definitely.
Would this be something you would eat like at breakfast or is this a treat or for a celebration?
Usually we eat them at celebrations, like when we wear the costumes. Oh okay.
Like holidays and stuff but you can eat them whenever. They're also sometimes supposed to be treats
because they're just like little bites that you can have. Okay, like hors d'oeuvres? Kind of like
a little appetizer bite yeah. Oh I love it I love it. Okay what's next? Just take a little bit and
right now we're gonna roll it out. You don't want it too thin but you want it not too thick. Here,
all right. What's next? We're gonna take our cup. Is this a special cup or just
one that you found that you feel like it's about the right size? Yeah this is just one that
we found. Okay and what do you think, maybe like three inches across? It doesn't have
to be a specific size. Yeah whatever you want. Okay we're gonna use it as a - love it.
Those are good skills! I like that a lot. What do I do with this part? Just
put it back in the pile? Yep. All right and now what now? You just flatten out with your hands
a little bit more. Okay so then you can, and then you can put two spoons - so half a teaspoon - yeah
okay so two of those. You go ahead. I'm just gonna do one big - oh okay - one big one.
Feels like you guys don't exactly follow the recipe exactly, you just have a feeling for it.
Uh-huh. Now that is a sign of a true chef. And then you take it like a pocket and you fold it over.
Yep and then you start pinching, right, patting it down with your fingers, pinch the sides together. After you take the cup and then you will - Oh that's what gives it that perfect shape? And this
is just another cup you found in your kitchen? Yeah. It's about the right size. Okay. A little bit from
here, you'll flip it and then pat it down. All right ladies, so we've assembled the recipe, go ahead and
place the last one. We put spray on the pan and we started the oven to how much? 350. All right and
there's one last step before they go in - what is it? To put the egg on top. All right, so do the honors.
All right perfect. I'll take that for ya. And then scramble it up a little bit right.
Why do you put egg on top? That's what makes it golden. Yeah, perfect. So now they go in the
oven for how long? Until they're golden brown. And we don't know how long it will be so we have to
keep our eye on them right? Yes. Okay you wanted them golden brown - does it look like they're done?
Yeah. Ah they look delicious! So normally we would take a bite right out of the oven but
that is really too hot so should we take a bite of one of these? Sure let's do it! Ready?
One, two, three!
That's delicious. Are they as good as you've had at home?
Isabella and Anna and I made the most delicious Latvian recipe today called pīrāgi.
What adventures will you go on? Have fun with it!
Tata!