Pagac (pagach)

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3/4 cup milk, scalded
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 3 tablespoons crisco shortening
• 3 cups flour
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1 cake yeast
• 1/4 cup lukewarm water
• 5 potatoes, peeled, chopped and boiled
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 ounces american cheese
• 4 ounces sharp cheddar cheese
• 2 small onions, chopped
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup butter, browned

Recipe

• 1 pour scaled milk over salt, sugar and shortening.
• 2 cool to lukewarm.
• 3 add egg.
• 4 dissolve yeast in water.
• 5 add to milk mixture.
• 6 add about half the flour, beat well.
• 7 add remainder of flour, beat well.
• 8 turn out on floured board and knead for 5 minutes.
• 9 place in greased bowl.
• 10 let rise until doubled in bulk (about 2 hours).
• 11 divide into two portions.
• 12 flatten one half on cookie sheet ( used a pizza stone and rolled it out on the stone).
• 13 spread on filling.
• 14 then place the other half one top, flattened,(i rolled mine out on a board and then put it one top).
• 15 spread melted butter on top to brown. bake until golden brown at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes. (my oven took about 32 minutes.
• 16 filling:.
• 17 brown chopped onion in butter,.
• 18 drain boiled potates cut cheese into them.
• 19 pour butter and onions into potatoes.
• 20 mash well and cool.
• 21 spread between pagac dough rounds8-10.