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Poltava-style varenyky: how to prepare the perfect dough for the dish

Iryna MelnichenkoLife
Delicious varenyky
Delicious varenyky. Source: besahy.com

Varenyky is a dish that every Ukrainian loves and knows how to cook. The most important thing in the preparation is to make a successful dough, which determines the taste of the dish. For toppings, you can use both sweet and salty fillings, such as meat, cabbage, mushrooms, and sweet - cottage cheese and berries.

How to cook and boil varenyky properly

Cook Tetiana shared on Instagram a recipe for Poltava-style varenyky that turn out puffy and soft.

Varenyky recipe

Ingredients:

  • kefir - 500 ml
  • flour - 650-700 grams
  • sugar - 1 tbsp.
  • salt - 1 tsp.
  • soda - 0,5 tsp.
  • fresh yeast

For the filling, you can use potatoes, cabbage, cottage cheese, berries, and by-products.

Varenyky with cottage cheese

Method of preparation:

1. Dissolve salt, sugar and yeast in warm kefir.

Dough for dumplings

2. Mix the flour with the baking soda and gradually add to the kefir. Knead a soft dough, it should be soft. Cover the dough and leave for 20 minutes.

3. Then divide the dough into 4 pieces, sprinkle a little flour, and make a sausage from each piece, which should be cut into 8-12 pieces, each piece roll out, put the filling, and form varenyky.

4. Steam varenyky for 5-7 minutes.

How long to cook varenyky

5. Transfer the finished varenyky to a bowl, brushed with butter.

Ready-made varenyky

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