For Hungarians: Do you have a recipe for "pagacha?"?

Question

Don't know how to spell it....what I have is the phonetic spelling...

It is basically a biscuit for which the main ingredient is boiled and then 'riced' potatoes?

Do you know the recipe?

Unfortunately, mom is gone and she basically cooked by 'ear' in any case.

Answer 1

Sorry about your mother, hopefully this is the right recipeor something similar.

Hungarian Style "Töpörtyüs Pogacsa"  (Pogacha)

"Pogácsa"   Hungarian Biscuits

POGACHA

2 packages dry yeast

2 tablespoons sugar

2 teaspoons salt

1/2 cup warm water

4-5 cups flour

1/4 cup salad oil

1 1/2 cups warm water

Bread crumbs or cornmeal

Combine yeast, sugar, salt and 1/2 cup warm water in small bowl - let stand 15 minutes. Put 4 cups flour in a large bowl, make a well in the flour and add oil, 1 1/2 cups warm water and yeast mixture. Mix until dough leaves sides of bowl. Add additional flour if dough is too sticky. Knead 10-15 minutes.



Divide dough into 2 balls, knead again until smooth and elastic. Sprinkle bread crumbs on large cookie sheet. Smooth salad oil over each ball of dough and place on cookie sheet. Press balls flat and make slashes in shape of cross. Cover and let rise about 1 hour. Bake at 375F for 30-35 minutes. Remove baked bread from cookie sheet and place directly on oven rack for 5 minutes to make a nice brown bottom crust. Cool on wire racks. Pogacha traditionally is pulled apart in small pieces.