Perfect choux pastry for dumplings and varenyky: step-by-step recipe with exact proportions

Varenyky is a traditional Ukrainian dish made from dough and any filling to taste. The dough plays a key role in the preparation of this dish, so you need to follow the correct proportions and know how to knead it so that the dish never falls apart.

Food blogger Victoria Kozina shared a step-by-step recipe for dumpling dough with the exact proportions of all the ingredients on TikTok. The result is a choux pastry with which neither dumplings nor varenyky will ever fall apart.

Ingredients

• flour - 500 g
• eggs - 1 pc
• salt - ½ tsp
• boiling water - 250 ml
• oil - 25 ml

The method of preparation

1. Sift the flour into a deep bowl.

2. Add the egg, salt and oil. Knead the dough with a spatula.

3. Add boiling water and knead first with a spatula and then with your hands.

4. Knead for 3-4 minutes.

5. Put the dough in a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and leave for 10 minutes.