Diet

Lenten Doughs and Basics

Olena Vasylchuk Updated 03.11.2026

Lenten dishes with no meat, fish, dairy or eggs: borscht, varenyky, mushroom cabbage rolls, kutia, a lenten honey cake and desserts for fasting days.

Pizza Dough

Pizza dough at 65% hydration with a day in the fridge: very little yeast, a long ferment, and a rim shaped by hand, never with a rolling pin.

Hands-on time: 30 min plus waiting time: +26 h Difficulty: Medium

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Sourdough Starter
Hands-on time: 20 min plus waiting time: +168 h Difficulty: Medium
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Homemade Filo Dough
Hands-on time: 1 h 30 min plus waiting time: +1 h Difficulty: Challenging
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Chebureki Dough
Hands-on time: 15 min plus waiting time: +1 h Difficulty: Easy
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Vegetable Stock
Hands-on time: 2 h 10 min Difficulty: Easy
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Homemade Pumpkin Purée
Hands-on time: 1 h 30 min Difficulty: Easy