Cottage Cheese Vareniky

Method

1. 01

   Step 1: Make the dough

   Scald the flour and salt with hot water, add the oil, knead and rest under a towel for 30 minutes.

2. 02

   Step 2: Drain the curd

   If the cheese is wet, tip it into muslin and let the whey drip for 15 minutes. Wet curd makes a runny filling.

3. 03

   Step 3: Use smooth curd

   Use ready-made smooth cheese: the mixture should be even, with no grains.

4. 04

   Step 4: Mix the filling

   Stir in the egg, salt and sugar for the sweet version. For savoury, leave out the sugar and add chopped dill.

5. 05

   Step 5: Shape

   Roll the dough to 2 mm, cut circles, add a heaped teaspoon of filling and seal the edges firmly.

6. 06

   Step 6: Boil

   Cook in batches in salted boiling water. Once they float, give them 2–3 minutes — the edges turn translucent.

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   Step 7: Serve hot

   Pour over melted butter so they do not stick together and serve with sour cream.