Subj : Dumplings was:Varenyki
To : Dave Drum
From : Ben Collver
Date : Sat Dec 31 2022 11:20:57
Re: Dumplings was:Pelmeni (St
By: Dave Drum to Ben Collver on Fri Dec 30 2022 05:29:00
> Nearly every culture has some form of dumpling. When I was a younger
> man, growing up, dumplings were pillows of dough bobbing in soups or
> things like (meat) & dumplings. It wasn't until I asked at a friend's
>
> At my first ever Echo Picnic I experienced the Ukranian version called
> "varenyki" They were fruit filled and served in a sour cream gravy.
> Exquisite.
>
In my childhood dumplings meant the same thing. Basically gigantic blobs of noodle dough bobbing around in a chicken stew, AKA Chicken and Dumplings.
Those fruit-filled varenyki sound wonderful!
Here is a curd vareniki recipe given to me by friends from the Altay region.
2 1/4 c Curds
2 Eggs
2 tb Sugar
1/2 c Cold water or milk
3/4 c Sour cream
2 c Flour
2 tb Butter
In a food processor, blend the flower. With the motor running, add
one egg, then pour in the water or milk in a slow, steady stream
until the dough forms a ball around the blade. Transfer the dough to
a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth, about 2 minutes.
Grind the curds, adding sugar, one egg yolk, and some salt. Mix this
well. Roll the dough as thin as possible. Use a glass to cut circles
of dough. Put one spoon of curd mixture on every circle, and join the
circle's edges. Boil the vareniki in boiling salt water until they
rise to the surface of the water. Take the vareniki out and set them
on a dish. Serve with butter and sour cream.
