Borek (Armenian Spinach and Cheese Turnovers)

These crispy hand pies are a must for any mezze spread.

Steamed pork buns (Jjinppang-mandu)

“We used to make a large quantity at once, enough to eat for the whole winter. We kept hundreds of steamed pork buns in earthenware pots in the yard. The weather was so cold that the buns were frozen the whole winter, until we finished them. They were hard as stones the whole time. We ate them...

Knedlíky (Czech Dumplings)

Knedlíky are traditional Czech dumplings which use a dough similar to bread dough. They're boiled and sliced, and served with a variety of traditional Czech dishes.

Borek - Spiced lamb filo pastry

Borek is the famous pastry made with filo pastry. This one has a spiced lamb filling with currants and pine nuts. Stunning - and straightforward!

Korean sausage bread (Sausage ppang: 소세지빵)

Today's recipe is for Korean sausage-ppang, or sausage bread, which is a hotdog or sausage baked in fresh bread and covered with toppings and cheese. It tastes like sweet pizza with fluffy dough. I don't know who invented this snack but it's very popular and a common item in Korean bakeries in...

Kkotppang: 꽃빵 (Steamed flower-shaped buns)

Let's make kkotppang this time! Kkot is "flower" in Korean and ppang is "bread" or "buns". I love the cute name: kkotppang kkotppang, I can't stop saying it! : ) I first learned about kkotppang when I lived in Columbia, Missouri in the 1990s. Our Korean expat group used to have a potluck...

Pierogi - Polish dumplings

Learn how to make Pierogi Ruskies, the moreish Polish dumplings filled with cheesy, creamy mashed potatoes served with a onion butter sauce!

Potato and Cheese Pierogi

Creamy, crispy Eastern European potato dumplings you can make at home.

From a Polish Country House Kitchen's Pierogi With Potato, Cheese, Bacon, and Peas Filling

From soup-filled to soup-simmered, I have never met a dumpling I did not like. So it was with great excitement that I flipped open From A Polish Country House Kitchen to find not one, not two, but three different recipes for pierogi. Pierogi are boiled and then pan fried half-moon dumplings usually filled with some kind of meat, cheese, or potato filling. Pierogi are usually made en masse as a celebratory meal, since all of the kneading, rolling, filling, and boiling can take the better part of ...

Paczki

Crisp on the outside, yet soft and yielding on the inside, pączki may look like ordinary jelly doughnuts, but these rich and dense pastries are far from run-of-the-mill.