Strawberry vareniki
Aromatic, sweet, fresh strawberries wrapped in tender, thin dough – that's what the strawberry vareniki are made of. They taste heavenly fruity, juicy and summery. You can prepare the small cooked dumplings easily and quickly. With this recipe you make the strawberry vareniki at home.
Servings 25 vareniki
Ingredients
for the dough
- 180 ml boiling water
- 300 g flour**
- 20 ml vegetable oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
for the filling
- 250 g strawberries
- 30 g sugar** or to taste
- 1/2 tsp cornstarch**
for cooking
- water
- 1 pinch of salt
Instructions
Preparation of the dough
- Mix flour with salt and vegetable oil.
- Add boiling water and mix the mixture first with a wooden spoon. Once it is no longer hot, knead it with your hands into a firm dough.
- Knead the dough for 5 - 7 minutes and let it rest covered for 20 minutes.
Preparation of the filling
- Mix sugar with cornstarch.
- Cut strawberries into small cubes.
Preparation of the strawberry vareniki
- Roll out the dough about 2 mm thick and cut out circles from the dough with a drinking glass or a round cookie cutter.
- Put about 1/4 tsp of sugar cornstarch mixture in the center of each dough circle, place some strawberry cubes on it, close each dough circle into a semicircle and stick the edges firmly together.
Cooking the vareniki with strawberries
- In a large saucepan, bring plenty of salted water to a boil.
- Add the strawberry vareniki one at a time to the boiling water, stir gently with a wooden spoon, bring to a boil and simmer for about 5 minutes.
- Remove the vareniki from the water with a slotted spoon and serve.
Notes
- If the dough is too dry, add a little more water. If it is sticky, add more flour.
- Depending on your taste, you can omit sugar and thus cornstarch for the filling.
- Stick the sides of the dumplings together as tightly as possible to prevent them from rising during cooking.
- Note the detailed tips and tricks for making the strawberry vareniki at the top of the post.