Ukrainian dumplings with cherries. Vareniki. Ukrainian food.
Ingredients - Ukrainian dumplings with cherries:
Flour - 350 gr,
water - 200 ml,
butter - 30 gr,
pitted cherries - 300 gr,
sugar - 40 gr,
salt - 3 gr.
Cherry dumplings are a traditional dish of Ukrainian cuisine. Vareniki with cherries are unleavened dough stuffed products that are boiled in water before serving. Most often, Ukrainian dumplings are cooked with potatoes, cracklings, cottage cheese or berries: cherries, strawberries, raspberries. Although you can also find dumplings with cabbage, mushrooms, onions, eggs, cheese, fish or meat, liver and offal, buckwheat, beans, poppy seeds, fruits or dried fruits. Traditionally, dumplings are formed in the form of a crescent, less often they have the shape of a triangle.

In general, dumplings are perhaps one of the most popular and truly national dishes of Ukrainian cuisine. Many legends and rituals are associated with them. They are often mentioned in Ukrainian folklore and literary works. Pierogi are often served on holidays such as Christmas Eve, Christmas, birth of children or other celebrations.

Below we give a traditional Ukrainian recipe for dumplings with cherries. The dough according to this recipe turns out to be very plastic and pleasant to work with, and the dumplings themselves do not stick together and do not boil soft. Sometimes an egg is also added to the dough, but such a dough will be tougher. The dough for dumplings, cooked in boiling water, turns out to be custard, so it does not stick together and does not boil. You can also knead the dough in ice water, such a dough does not dry out for a long time and is well molded. If you are making dough for dumplings in cold water, you can add vegetable oil instead of butter. Cherries for dumplings can be taken both fresh and frozen, after removing the bones.

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