Steamed cottage cheese dumplings with strawberries
Description
The recipe won't take much time. A recipe for cottage cheese dumplings with strawberries. It's very important to pay attention that the cottage cheese is sour, as it will neutralize the baking soda, making the dumplings fluffier. Serve hot.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. First, beat the sugar with the eggs, then add cottage cheese, vanilla sugar, and baking soda. Mix everything well and let it sit for five to ten minutes.
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Step 2
2. Once the curd mixture (its surface) is covered with the first air bubbles and its volume has slightly increased, carefully add the flour. Begin kneading the dough.
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Step 3
3. Roll the dough into a sort of sausage. Cut each sausage into several pieces.
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Step 4
4. Form circles from each cut piece of dough. Place a strawberry (you can use two, depending on their size) in the center of each circle. The strawberries should be coated in powdered sugar beforehand. To make dumplings, seal the edges of each circle around the berries.
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Step 5
5. Now pour vegetable oil into a bowl and dip each dumpling into it. Steam for about seven to ten minutes.
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Step 6
6. Vareniki, while still hot, should be brushed with melted butter. Serve vareniki with sour cream, garnished with strawberries, mint, and powdered sugar.