Pīrāgi baking workshop (Brisbane Latvian Community)

PipArkūkas & Pīrāgi DECEMBER 2025 Pīrāgi baking workshop (Brisbane Latvian Community) BrisbANE, Australia The Brisbane Latvian Community reports: “Inhale — can you still smell that fresh batch of pīrāgi straight from the oven? We can, and we’re still smiling! In October 2025 a pīrāgi making workshop was held at the Brisbane Latvian Hall. What a warm, delicious, and joy-filled afternoon it was!The wonderful Dace Dambergs guided us through the entire process — from preparing the dough and savoury filling, to sharing her expert tips on shaping and glazing (plus a few treasured family stories along the way!). Dace was joined in the kitchen by Zile, Jasmine and Inga who added their own flair, tips and stories, and Jasmine demonstrated an alternative shaping technique for that perfect pīrādziņš.Attendees had a hands-on experience on shaping their own pīrāgi, and everyone had lots of fun in the process, especially the tasting (no burnt bottoms there)!” Photo author: Garen Krūmiņš DECEMBER news My family pīrāgi recipe – with commentary (Aivars Sinka) Communal baking in Shanghai (Ilma Wilkinson) I remember mountains of piparkūkas! (Māra Goldsmith) I wouldn’t offer these to pīrāgi purists! (Maija Hinkle) Pīrāgi as the feeling of home (Līva Ozola) A Mindful Pīrāgi Making Adventure (Dace Dambergs) There must be 12 different dishes on the Christmas table! (Inga Čulkstēna) Pīrāgi baking workshop (Brisbane Latvian Community) Even the cat smells like cabbage… (Irene Kreilis) Pīrāgu recipe trials and errors (Amanda Whittaker-Lee) The secret ingredient is faith (Inga Lucāns) Piparkūku camps in Italy (Ilze Atardo) No posts found

Pīrāgu recipe trials and errors (Amanda Whittaker-Lee)

Amanda, a Canadian married to a Canadian-Latvian, values passing culture on to her daughter, including her husband’s heritage. She had always wanted to try making pīrāgi, and has finally begun the journey of learning and perfecting the recipe. After two unsuccessful, though still delicious, attempts, Amanda turned to the Facebook group “Latvian Favorite Foods,” asking for help, wondering what she was doing wrong, and looking for advice.

The secret ingredient is faith (Inga Lucāns)

Inga shares her many years of experience in baking piparkūkas and pīrāgi. She believes that there are no secrets to making pīrāgi, people shouldn’t be afraid to give it a try, because it’s really not that difficult. However, when it comes to piparkūkas, the secret ingredient, according to Inga, is faith in the dough!