Ukrainian Cherry Dumplings Recipe
Yield: 16 servingsRecipe by luhu.jp
Ingredients:
2 cup: All-purpose flour, sifted
1/2 cup: Water,
1 tsp: Salt,
1: Egg white,
2: Eggs,
FRUIT FILLING
1 1/2 cup: Canned pitted sour red,
1: To 3 Tbs Sugar,
-cherries, drained
Directions:
Recipe by: The Eastern European Cookbook-ISBN 0-486-23562-9
Put flour and salt in a large bowl. Make a well in the center of
mixture and add eggs. Stir in enough water to make a stiff dough.
Knead on a floured board. Shape into a ball and let stand 1 hr. Roll
out very thin on floured board. Cut into small rounds, about 4 inches
in diameter. Place 1 spoonful of the fruit filling on the lower half
of each circle. Brush edges with egg white, slightly beaten. Flood
pastry over to form a half-circle, and press edges together. Drop, a
few at a time, into a large kettle of boiling water and cook briskly
for 15 to 20 mins., or until dumplings come to the surface. Remove
with a slotted spoon and drain. Serve warm. Serve with warm cherry
juice and thick cream, if desired. Makes about 16.
FRUIT FILLING:
Put cherries and sugar in a small saucepan and simmer for 5 mins.
Cool.
NOTES: Ukrainian dumplings called varenky, which are prepared and
eaten
: for dessert, may be filled with any kind of fruit, but
cherries
: are most often used.
From: Dan Klepach
Source from luhu.jp
Put flour and salt in a large bowl. Make a well in the center of
mixture and add eggs. Stir in enough water to make a stiff dough.
Knead on a floured board. Shape into a ball and let stand 1 hr. Roll
out very thin on floured board. Cut into small rounds, about 4 inches
in diameter. Place 1 spoonful of the fruit filling on the lower half
of each circle. Brush edges with egg white, slightly beaten. Flood
pastry over to form a half-circle, and press edges together. Drop, a
few at a time, into a large kettle of boiling water and cook briskly
for 15 to 20 mins., or until dumplings come to the surface. Remove
with a slotted spoon and drain. Serve warm. Serve with warm cherry
juice and thick cream, if desired. Makes about 16.
FRUIT FILLING:
Put cherries and sugar in a small saucepan and simmer for 5 mins.
Cool.
NOTES: Ukrainian dumplings called varenky, which are prepared and
eaten
: for dessert, may be filled with any kind of fruit, but
cherries
: are most often used.
From: Dan Klepach
Source from luhu.jp