Dumplings never get bored. They can be safely prepared every day, changing the fillings, and served as a main dish or dessert. The dough for dumplings on kefir is considered the best for combining with potatoes and berries, cottage cheese and herbs. It is enough to master the basic recipe, and, rest assured, dumplings will become your signature dish.
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How to cook dough for dumplings on kefir?
Ukrainians are considered to be real masters of cooking dumplings, and it was the Ukrainian craftswomen who were able to find out that kefir dough is the best suited for this dish. Dumplings are airy, tender and appetizingly "pot-bellied". Moreover, the ingredients are always available and inexpensive.
You will need:
- 4 cups flour.
- 2 eggs.
- 10 g of salt.
- 230 ml. kefir.
We start cooking.
Sift the flour in a large bowl (so it is “saturated” with oxygen, and the dough comes out more air), then mix it with salt. Quickly pour in the kefir, drive in the eggs and begin to knead thoroughly with your hands. The texture of the dough should be dense, soft, elastic.
We give the finished product to infuse for 30 minutes, after which you can begin to sculpt. Divide the dough ball into several equal parts. We take one part, roll up the sausage, cut off small lumps about 2 cm wide from it. Now they need to be rolled into small cakes. In the center of each we lay out the filling, pinch the edges tightly. It remains to cook the dumplings in salted water and serve, flavored with sour cream, butter, cracklings or sweet syrup (if the dish is intended as a dessert).
In no case can you digest dumplings, otherwise they will fall apart. The ideal consistency of the finished dumplings is resilient, but at the same time juicy.It is easy to achieve if you do not keep them in the water for more than 5 minutes after they emerge.
Little secret! Many people ask which kefir is better for the test, fresh or “fermented”. The ideal structure is nevertheless obtained from a fresh product, and the sour one is more suitable for pancakes and pancakes. And another important nuance - kefir should not be cold, its ideal temperature is room temperature.
Test options for dumplings on kefir
The basic recipe is far from the only one that deserves the attention of gourmets. Dough is the basis that changes its qualities even with minor changes in components and proportions. How many housewives, so many opinions: someone never cooks it with eggs, and the other - does not think without soda. But each dough has its own advantages, so it makes sense to take note of the most popular recipes.
Dough with soda
To prepare the test you will need:
- 3 cups flour.
- Two thirds of a glass of kefir.
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp soda.
- 100 ml of boiled warm water.
- Dessert spoon of salt.
The procedure should be the same as in the first recipe, however, at the stage of mixing flour and salt, add a little soda. Kefir is mixed with water and added to a bowl, after which you can begin to knead the base for dumplings. The finished dough should be soft and elastic, easy to roll out and stick together.
Remember! In no case can you extinguish soda, otherwise dumplings will lose splendor. And even before the start of sculpting, it is important to let the test catch its breath in order to acquire a uniform structure.
On kefir without eggs
There are housewives who basically do not add eggs to the dough, considering them superfluous. Gastroenterologists share the point of view, considering dishes without eggs to be easier for the body to absorb, especially for children. And dumplings from such dough can be fried - and then you will get another version of this delicious dish.
Kneading the dough is very simple, focusing on the basic recipe. You do not need to add eggs, but you can add a little sour cream (2 teaspoons) so that the base for dumplings acquires a delicate silky texture.
Important detail! Remember that dumplings from dough on kefir without eggs after surfacing can not be cooked for more than two minutes. Otherwise, the dumplings will become hard.
With the addition of yogurt without eggs
Unusually tender dumplings are obtained if, when kneading dough, instead of kefir, take a little yogurt or dilute yogurt and yogurt in equal proportions. This dough comes out very elastic, and the molding process becomes enjoyable. The dough is especially well combined with sweet fillings, cottage cheese, where you can add a little vanilla sugar.
But solid fillings, like potatoes and mushrooms, go well with this dough. In Ukraine, dumplings on yogurt are stuffed with potatoes, and served with fried onions or cracklings.
Kefir recipe in a bread maker
Owners of bread machines can cook dumplings at least every day - a smart machine will facilitate the work of kneading dough.
Making the dough is very simple:
- Add flour, salt, a glass of kefir to the bowl of the bread machine.
- Turn on the kneading mode.
- We take out a lump of dough and leave it to melt for half an hour.
The method is convenient because while the device is kneading the dough, it is easy to prepare the filling: for example, mix the cottage cheese with sugar or add fried onions in mashed potatoes. It remains to mold the dumplings and boil, not forgetting to salt the water.
Recipes for making kefir dumplings
The dough on kefir sticks very well and does not “sag” even if you add a very juicy filling, for example, from berries. It is easy to make from any berries, even ice cream, although the most delicious dumplings are obtained from freshly picked. How to cook a dish so that the dumplings do not stick out, do not fall apart, and the filling does not leak out during cooking? Consider the intricacies and secrets of cooking.
Tasty recipe: kefir dough for pies in a pan
With cherry
Bones are squeezed out of the berries, then sugar is poured from the berries. Now it’s important to wait until the cherry gives the juice. Throw it in a colander and let the juice drain.On rolled flat cakes, it is worth taking 2-3 cherries and quickly sculpt the dumplings, sprinkling with plenty of flour. It is important to cook for 5 minutes and carefully remove the prepared dumplings with a slotted spoon.
A little trick! Any berry dumplings will be tastier if you use powdered sugar instead of regular granulated sugar. Serve them with sour cream, sweet sauce or cream cheese.
With strawberry
Dumplings with strawberries are a real treat that is always associated with summer. You can cook a dish not only with fresh berries, but also canned ones - for example, use berries from compote and even jam. Mash the berries slightly, cover with sugar (or not, if they are already sweet), let the excess juice drain. Spread it on a rolled dough cake, trying to glue the edges more firmly. The best way to “seal” a dumpling is using a braid openwork.
Dumplings are considered ready three minutes after they emerge. Tender strawberry filling does not require long-term heat treatment.
With blueberries
Gourmet blueberry dumplings are called a gourmet dessert and are sure that the best serving is with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. You can prepare the berry for the filling in the same way as for the strawberry and cherry varieties with one amendment: in addition to sugar or powder, the berries must be mixed with starch. So the filling will be more uniform and will not spread during the molding process.
We cook dumplings by analogy with the previous recipes, and then cook them for a couple or in salted water for several minutes.
