Pie with Fish and Sauerkraut

For a feast, it is better to serve this cake warm. Cold, it will be perfect for a treat during a country trip or a snack at work or school. The filling can be from any red fish species. This pie is made with salmon. It is a juicy fish, which, when stewed and baked, releases fat, soaking sauerkraut and saturating it with a wonderful fishy aroma. And yeast dough gives the cake splendor, softness and excellent taste.
Mix the egg with sugar.
Add the egg mixture to the dough and mix well again.
Take a larger dish and mix in it - dough, butter at room temperature, sour cream, salt. Mix well.
Pour half the flour (250 g) into the dough.
Pour in milk and knead.
Cover the dough with foil with a small hole and leave the dough for 40-45 minutes in a warm place to rise. Knead the dough and knead with the remaining flour (250 g). Leave on for another 40 minutes.
Squeeze the cabbage, fry in sunflower oil, pepper, add boiling water and, stirring with a spatula, simmer for 10-15 minutes over medium heat.
Add butter, stir well to melt completely. Add finely chopped onion and simmer for 10-15 minutes over medium heat.
Add finely chopped fish and simmer together with cabbage for 10-15 minutes.
Divide the dough into 2 parts, roll out. Put one part in a mold (I have a d = 26cm shape) and distribute the filling.
Close with the second part and pinch the edges.
Grease the cake with a beaten egg. Chop the top of the pie with a fork to let air out.
Sprinkle sesame seeds or poppy seeds on top, if desired.
Bake the cake in an oven preheated to 180 ° C for 40-45 minutes.

Ingredients

• 500 g sauerkraut
• 80 g butter
• 50 ml boiling water
• pepper to taste
• 400 g salmon (you can take chum salmon, trout, etc.)
• 1 egg to cover the cake
• sesame seeds or poppy seeds for sprinkling (optional)
• sunflower oil for frying
• 1 large onion head
• Dough: 50 ml of warm water (35-40 С)
• 1 tsp dry yeast
• 500 g flour + 1 tsp. flour for dough
• 120 g butter at room temperature
• 140 ml milk
• 1 egg
• 2 tbsp. l. sour cream
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 50 g sugar + 1 tsp. sugar for dough

Directions

1. Mix 50 ml of warm water + 1 tsp for dough. yeast + 1 tsp. flour + 1 tsp. salt
2. Leave the dough for 20 minutes.