Pumpkin Lazy Vareniki
Description
The recipe won't take much time. Avoid adding too much flour to the dough with lazy vareniki, so they don't become rubbery when boiled. It's better to use more flour for dusting the work surface when rolling. Serve hot.
Instructions
- 1
Step 1
Prepare the necessary ingredients. Boil or bake the pumpkin in advance. Squeeze out to remove excess liquid.
- 2
Step 2
Combine cottage cheese, pumpkin, sugar, and egg in a bowl, blend with a blender until smooth.
- 3
Step 3
Add half of the flour, mix. Gradually add the remaining flour in portions and knead the dough. The amount of flour needed depends on the juiciness of the pumpkin.
- 4
Step 4
The dough turns out very soft and slightly sticky. Do not overwork the dough with flour. Divide the dough into 3 parts.
- 5
Step 5
Sprinkle the work surface generously with flour. Dip your hands in flour. Roll each piece of dough into a sausage shape, then cut into 2 cm pieces. If needed, they can be frozen and cooked at a later time.
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Step 6
Add salt and sugar to taste to boiling water, create a whirlpool in the water. Drop lazy vareniki into the pot, stir. Once the vareniki float to the surface, continue cooking for another 5 minutes. Drain the water, add butter.