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Lynyvi varenyky
Lynyvi varenyky (ліниві вареники): Ukrainian 'lazy' curd cheese dumplings with butter and sour cream
Lynyvi varenyky, 'lazy dumplings', are the Ukrainian weekday breakfast for families who love varenyky but have no time to fill them: the curd cheese goes into the dough itself, which is rolled into a log, sliced and boiled for a few minutes. They come out soft, tender and lightly sweet, finished with melted butter and a spoon of sour cream, sometimes with jam. The mistake is adding too much flour to make the dough easier to handle, which makes the dumplings heavy; the dough should stay soft and a little sticky. Chef's tip: dust your hands and board rather than the dough, and boil one test dumpling first; if it falls apart, add just one more tablespoon of flour.
- Total time
- 27 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 3
Ingredients
- 1 ⅛ lb tvorog or quarkwell drained
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 3 ½ oz plain flourplus extra for the board
- 1 oz buttermelted
- 5 ½ oz sour creamto serve
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Mash 1 ⅛ lb tvorog or quark with 1 egg, 2 tbsp sugar, 1 pinch salt and ½ tsp vanilla extract until fairly smooth.
Step 2: Stir in 3 ½ oz plain flour to make a soft, slightly sticky dough. Do not knead.
Step 3: Bring a large pan of lightly salted water to the boil.
Step 4: On a well-floured board, divide the dough in 3 and roll each into a log about 2.5 cm thick. Cut into 2 cm pieces, or slices on the diagonal.
Step 5: Drop the dumplings into the boiling water in two batches and stir gently once. When they float, cook for 2 minutes more, until they feel springy.
5 minStep 6: Lift out with a slotted spoon, toss in 1 oz butter and serve hot with 5 ½ oz sour cream.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 480 kcal
- Protein
- 30 g
- Carbs
- 45 g
- Fat
- 20 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does lynyvi varenyky take?
- About 27 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 12 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 3 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of egg?
- 1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 3 tbsp water per egg, left for 5 minutes (baking only; vegan).
- What can I use instead of sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
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