Chebureki Dough
The sign of a good cheburek is the big translucent blisters across its crust. Vodka makes them: the alcohol evaporates in hot oil faster than water and lifts the dough from inside. The second trick is near-boiling water, which cooks part of the gluten so the sheet rolls thin without springing back. No alcohol survives the frying, so children eat these too.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Rest
- 1 h
- Total
- 1 h 15 min
- Servings
- 10
- Level
- Easy
- Per serving
- 260 kcal
Ingredients
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What to use instead
It works without vodka too — the crust just comes out smooth, with none of the signature bubbles. Replace it with the same amount of water.
Makes: About 850 g of dough, 10 chebureki
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Method
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Step 1: Mix the dry
Sift the flour and salt into a large bowl. Use a bowl rather than the worktop: hot water is going in next, and a heap on the table simply runs away.
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Step 2: Scald it
Pour in the hot water all at once and stir quickly with a spoon to large lumps. Keep your hands out for now — it is hot. Leave 5 minutes to cool.
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Step 3: Add oil and vodka
Pour in the oil and vodka and start working it by hand. The dough turns even, soft and faintly greasy to the touch very quickly.
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Step 4: Knead
Knead for 8 minutes until smooth. It should stay soft — firmer than varenyky dough but not stiff — and should not stick to your hands.
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Step 5: Rest it
Wrap and leave an hour at room temperature. Without that the dough pulls back every time you lift the pin.
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Step 6: Roll it thin
Divide into 10. Roll each into an 18–20 cm round, 1–2 mm thick. Use as little dusting flour as you can: the excess burns in the oil.
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Step 7: Fry in deep oil
Fill, seal the edge and press it with a fork. Fry in 1 cm of hot oil for 3–4 minutes a side, until golden and blistered.
Tips & variations
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Tip
Blisters only appear in properly hot oil. Drop in a scrap of dough: it should rise and sizzle at once rather than sink.
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Swap
It works without vodka too — the crust just comes out smooth, with none of the signature bubbles. Replace it with the same amount of water.
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Tip
Seal the edge thoroughly: juice escaping into the oil means both spitting fat and a cheburek that has burst open.
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Storage
The dough keeps a day wrapped in the fridge. Shaped chebureki freeze raw and go straight into the oil, a minute longer each side.
Nutrition
| 1 serving | Whole dish 10 servings | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 260 kcal | 2,600 kcal |
| Protein | 6 g | 60 g |
| Fat | 6 g | 60 g |
| Carbohydrates | 45 g | 450 g |
Approximate values calculated from standard ingredient data.
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