Despite the fact that now you can find a huge number of convenience foods in stores, most people believe that homemade pastries, cooked with love, can not be compared with anything. So, dumplings with cottage cheese, which are simple enough to make, can become the hostess's crown dish. It is worth remembering that the filling can be both salty and sweet, with the addition of other products or without them.
You can’t even talk about the benefits of this dish. Cottage cheese refers to dietary foods. Its value lies primarily in the amino acids contained in it, which are necessary for the human body. It should also be noted such substances found in cottage cheese, such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, etc. This product is necessary in the diet of both adults and children. However, the latter do not always enjoy sour-milk dishes with pleasure. In such cases, dumplings with cottage cheese can come to the rescue, which are not only useful, but also very tasty.
To prepare them, you must follow a few recommendations. Of course, every housewife has her own secrets and little tricks, however, there are general tips for making the dish melt in the mouth of the house. So, it is advisable to cook the dough for dumplings with cottage cheese on kefir, preheating it slightly.
You can use the following recipe for this. For half a liter of kefir you will need 3 eggs, melted butter (about 40 grams), half a teaspoon of salt and soda. If sweet filling is supposed, 2-3 tablespoons of sugar are put in the dough. Flour will need so much to make an elastic dough, the proportion may be different, depending on the quality of this product. Slightly heated (not very strong, otherwise it may curdle) kefir is mixed with all the ingredients. As soon as the dough ceases to stick to the hands, it can be rolled out in a thin layer, from which dumplings with cottage cheese will be subsequently prepared.
For the filling, you can take various products. Classically it is made sweet. To do this, put 2-3 tablespoons of sugar and a raw egg per kilogram of cottage cheese. The mass is thoroughly stirred. Small circles are cut out of a thinly rolled dough sheet, in the center of which the filling is placed. The edges gently snap. The resulting dumplings with cottage cheese are placed in boiling water for several minutes.
Another embodiment of the filling may be as follows. Dill (the proportion is taken according to the preferences of the cooker) is finely cut, mixed with chopped green onions, everything is put into the cottage cheese, slightly salted.
You can prepare the dough for dumplings with cottage cheese as follows. The resulting dish is called "lazy," because it takes a little time and effort to make it.
Half a kilogram of cottage cheese is crushed with two raw eggs (you can use a blender for this). A pinch of salt, a glass of flour is placed here, everything is thoroughly mixed. If home-made cottage cheese, bought at the market, a little soda is added to the dough. So dumplings will turn out more tender and magnificent. For store curd, it is better not to use soda, as the dish can boil.
The resulting dough is kneaded, rolled in a thin "sausage", which is cut into pieces with a diameter of about 3 cm. Lazy dumplings with cottage cheese are laid out in boiling water. They are boiled for about 5 minutes over medium heat. A piece of butter is added to the resulting dish. Dumplings can be served on the table with sour cream, lightly sprinkled with sugar or powder.
This dish is one of the most beloved in many families. And cooked with soul dumplings with cottage cheese can unite the whole family at a common table. In addition, they are not too high-calorie, as a result of which even ladies who watch their figure can sometimes afford a dish.