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[Caunie]

My boyfriend is trying to find a recipe (sorry if not spelled properly) for baked/fried Keesta. We have researched online but cant find anything and think it is just a recipe that is given or handed down without ever being written. HIs mom has passed away and no one in the family can find her recipe in her belongings. We know that it is keesta ( eggs and flour) and then baked with an egg batter and once done in oven is cut into squares and fried. PLEASE help if you can or if you have heard of it. The family is sure it was called Keesta ( again not sure of proper spelling).

Thanks Caunie

[Hannia]

I suspect that boyfriend's Mama was saying TEESTO, which means DOUGH in Ukrainian. It is highly likely that she had no recipe. It was probably a little of this and a little of that. She could probably make her son's favorite in her sleep.

Do you remember if it was a wet dough or not? Look for a Ukrainian basic dough recipe on web and start there. Good Luck !!!

[Serhii]

I think you’re absolutely right , Hannia. Grammatically correct form is teesto . But colloquial form of it is keesto. Both me , my wife and everyone around use that incorrect form ( I am sorry).

ТІСТО треба, але ми говоримо КІСТО

I am very pleased to learn that in immigration they used colloquial folk form - our people !

[Hannia]

Serhii

Might your wife know a recipe for the KEESTO in question ?

[Lenny9]

I've never heard of any dish called Keesta.
I agree that your boyfriend's mother could make a tasty dough that is spelled "tisto" as it was already mentioned.
You know each Ukrainian woman has her own recipe of the dough.
The most usual ingridients are: flour, water, a little bit of salt, sometimes milk.
When you have a tasty dough you can then cook pies, cakes, bisquits and whatever you want

[janey1987]

Sorry i have never heard of that.
you can try to finish the goods just as the process.

[AkMike]

Huh?

Try that again please.