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Zakarpattia-style steamed hombovtsi with jam: how to cook an authentic Ukrainian dish

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Zakarpattia-style steamed hombovtsi with jam: how to cook an authentic Ukrainian dish
Hombovtsi with jam
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If you don't live in Prykarpattia or Zakarpattia, you may not have heard of this incredibly delicious steamed dessert. Hombovtsi, a traditional Zakarpattia dessert, is something between donuts and dumplings.

Food blogger Emilia Yevtushenko shared how hombovtsi are made in Zakarpattia on Instagram. She also showed what filling is best to use to make the dish perfect.

Zakarpattia-style steamed hombovtsi with jam: how to cook an authentic Ukrainian dish

Recipe.

Source: Instagram emiliya.yevtushenko

Ingredients

  • flour - 1 kg
  • warm milk - 500 ml
  • eggs - 2 pcs
  • oil - 4 tbsp
  • live yeast - 30 g
  • sugar - 100 g
  • salt - 2 tsp

Ingredients for the filling

  • any jam

Method of preparation

1. Mix yeast with sugar until the latter dissolves, add a little warm milk, and stir.

Zakarpattia-style steamed hombovtsi with jam: how to cook an authentic Ukrainian dish

Make the dough.

Source: Instagram emiliya.yevtushenko

2. Add sugar, yeast, warm milk, salt, beaten eggs, and salt to sifted flour. Knead the dough and let it rise in a warm place for an hour.

3. Roll out a layer (about ½ cm thick), add jam (you can even use plum halves) and make balls.

Zakarpattia-style steamed hombovtsi with jam: how to cook an authentic Ukrainian dish

Form hombovtsi.

Source: Instagram emiliya.yevtushenko

4. Put them in a steam cooker for 3 minutes.

Zakarpattia-style steamed hombovtsi with jam: how to cook an authentic Ukrainian dish

Serve with butter.

Source: Instagram emiliya.yevtushenko

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5. Pour melted butter over and serve.

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