Steamed dumplings differ from ordinary dumplings in that they have a more delicate taste and soft texture. As a rule, the dough for steamed dumplings is made on the basis of soda and kefir or sour milk.
It is necessary
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- For the recipe "Steamed Berry Dumplings":
- 2 cups of flour;
- 1 egg;
- 0.5 tsp salt;
- 1 tsp soda;
- 300 ml of kefir or sour milk;
- 700 g filling.
- For the recipe: "Curd dumplings in a double boiler":
- 500 g of cottage cheese;
- 1 egg;
- 1 tbsp milk or whey;
- 1 tbsp butter;
- 2 cups of flour;
- 0.5 tsp soda;
- butter;
- sour cream;
- sugar;
- salt.
Instructions
Step 1
Steamed Berry Dumplings Place flour and baking soda in a large bowl. Make a hole in the middle, drive in an egg. Knead the dough, gradually pouring in kefir or sour milk.
Step 2
Sprinkle flour on the table, lay out a piece of dough. Knead the dough until it stops sticking to your hands. Roll it into a layer about 7 mm thick. Use a glass or mug to cut mugs out of it.
Step 3
Rinse the berries, free them from the seeds, cover with sugar. Place the prepared filling on top of each circle. Tap up the edges.
Step 4
Boil water in a saucepan. Fold the gauze cloth in two layers and stretch over the pot, tying to the handles. Put the dumplings on it, cover with a lid. Cooking time is 7-8 minutes.
Step 5
Serve hot dumplings. If they are sweet, they can be flavored with honey, sour cream or jam. As for drinks, it goes well with dumplings compote, jelly and sweet tea.
Step 6
You can use as a filling: berries, fruits, cottage cheese, potatoes, mushrooms. If the dumplings are not eaten immediately, then they can be fried in a pan. This will make them look like pies.
Step 7
Curd dumplings in a double boiler Sift the flour through a sieve. Mix with baking soda. Add sugar (0.5 tbsp) and salt (0.5 tsp) to the milk, pour into the sifted flour. Knead the dough. Add flour until the dough stops sticking. Wrap in plastic wrap, let sit in the cold for 30 minutes.
Step 8
Mash cottage cheese and wipe. Beat in an egg, add 1 tbsp. sugar and 0.5 tsp. salt, stir. Pinch off a piece the size of a small plum from the dough, stretch with your hands, lay out the curd filling, close the dumplings.
Step 9
Grease the tiers of the double boiler with oil so that the dumplings do not stick. Place the dumplings. Steam for 10 minutes. Pour over the prepared dumplings with melted butter, serve with sour cream.
