Dumplings with potato and cottage cheese stuffing
Category: Snacks
Dumplings with potato and cottage cheese stuffing are one of the light dishes of Polish and Ukrainian cuisine. We can also call them Russian pierogis. They consist of very simple ingredients ̶ flour, potatoes, onions and cottage cheese. They bring to mind grandmother's dinners and childhood. It is best to serve them with fried onions or bacon greaves. A small portion of dumplings will be a perfect starter. You can also serve them cold or pan-fried.
Cook time: 12 min
Prep Time: 60 min
340 calories
4 servings
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Download in PDFIngredients:
- Stuffing:
- 2.2 pound potatoes
- 2.2 pound cottage cheese
- a pinch of sugar
- a pinch of pepper and salt
- 2 onions
- Dough:
- 600 ml warm water
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 kg wheat flour
- Optional (as an add-on):
- 2 onions and 2 tablespoons of oil
- bacon
Preparation:
Wash the potatoes, then cut them into quarters and boil in salted water until soft. Mash potatoes until smooth and creamy and then add cottage cheese. Mix everything.
Cut an onion into small cubes and fry in oil. Add a flat teaspoon of sugar and fry until golden brown.
Add the onion to the stuffing, mix and season the mixture. Put the stuffing aside.
Focus on making a dough. Sift the flour, adding a pinch of salt. Gradually add warm water to the flour until a dough forms. Knead the dough by hand until it is smooth. It should take about 15 minutes.
Roll out the dough on a pastry board to a thickness of 1-2 mm. Cut out the circles with a cup or glass, fill them with stuffing and fold them thoroughly.
Put the dumplings into boiling, salted water and cook them for about 12 minutes on low heat until they float to the surface.
Dumplings can be served with baked onion (prepared in the same way as in step 2) or with fried bacon. Our dumplings are ready.
