Karelian pasty

Traditional Karelian pasty.

Original karelian pasty baked in Liperin Vaivio.

A Karelian pasty, also called a Karelian pie or Karelian pirog, known in Finnish as karjalanpiirakka, is a traditional Finnish cookie, where inside a thin rye layer is rice pudding, pearl barley pudding, or mashed potatoes. It is often served with a spread made of butter and hard boiled eggs. There are annual baking competitions such as the one at Rääkkylä's Kihaus.

Other websites

• Juttuverkko-lehti: Karjalanpiirakka - suomalainen herkku (mm. historiaa ja resepti) Archived 2007-12-22 at the Wayback Machine (history and receipe Finnish)