Khrushchev dough (russian: хрущёвское тесто) was the result of introducing flour

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in the

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after a crop failure, which led to the food irregularities in 1963, under

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. Products made from the Khrushchev dough were called Khrushchev loaves or Khrushchev pies. The Khrushchev pie was made by extracting the pulp out of a loaf of wheat bread, injecting filling, and baking in an oven. In 1963–1964, that pie became common on

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tables. The color of the Khrushchev loaves in

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was nearly blue. In some recipes from

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, the dough was supposed to be long-lasting.

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