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