An ideal dough - the basis of dumplings should meet a whole list of requirements. Namely: to be tasty, thin, not torn during cooking, perfectly stored in the freezer, etc. All of them correspond to choux pastry for dumplings. Its best options are presented below.

Universal Choux Dough for Dumplings

Such a dough can be safely made the basis of not only dumplings, but also dumplings. Ingredients: table egg, 360-380 g flour, 1 tbsp. filtered water, 3 large tablespoons of refined oil, a pinch of salt.

  1. First, wheat flour is sifted into a large bowl (2/3 of the total). It is worth repeating the procedure a couple of times.
  2. In the middle of the resulting pile, a depression is formed. A slightly aromatic, slightly warmed oil is poured into it. Next, kneading begins: first with a fork, and then with your hands.
  3. Freshly boiled water and salt are poured into the mixed components. It is boiling water that provides fast gluten swelling.
  4. As a result, choux pastry for dumplings and dumplings is surprisingly elastic and docile.
  5. When the brewed mass cools slightly, an egg is poured into it. The ingredients are thoroughly mixed again.
  6. The remaining flour is added and a thick dough is kneaded.

Before forming the dumplings, the mass should “rest” under the film for about an hour.

No eggs added

This is a simple recipe that does not include any extra ingredients. He does not even have eggs. But only: 390-410 g of flour, a pinch of fine salt, 60 ml of refined oil, 1 tbsp. boiling water.

  1. Boiling water is immediately poured into the stewpan. He salts, combines with butter and half flour. In this case, the mass is constantly stirred with a wide spoon.
  2. When all the ingredients are slightly cooled, you can pour the rest of the wheat flour to them. The dough is kneaded by hands.
  3. The kneading process continues until the mass acquires a uniform texture without lumps.

The dough should rest in the cold for 15-20 minutes.

On mineral water

Even carbonated mineral water can be an excellent basis for the test under discussion. Her full glass is taken. The remaining ingredients: 4 cups of light flour, a table egg, 4 large spoons of refined oil, a pinch of sugar and salt. A detailed recipe for chilled soda test is described below.

  1. Mineral water is used with gases. She is the first to pour into a deep bowl. An egg is already driven into the mineral water. The mass is salted and sugar.
  2. After adding the oil and stirring lightly, you can begin to fall asleep flour. Of course, it is advisable to pre-sift the product 1-2 times.
  3. When the dough begins to gather in the product, it is laid out on the table and mixes by hand.
  4. As soon as the product stops sticking to your fingers, you can immediately roll it and cut the dumpling blanks.

This test option is ideal for curd filling.

How to cook in a bread machine?

This dough is also universal. It can even be used for homemade noodles. Ingredients: 375 g of light wheat flour, 180 ml of boiling water, a pinch of fine salt, 3 large tablespoons of refined oil.

  1. The oil is measured out with an ordinary tablespoon and immediately poured into the capacity of the device.
  2. Flour with fine salt is also sifted into the bucket. Freshly boiled water is immediately poured on top. You need to use cool boiling water.
  3. The program of the device for kneading yeast-free dough will be used. It lasts 15 minutes. Further, the device will do everything on its own.
  4. Upon completion of the program, the resulting dough is laid out in a regular package and left for 20-25 minutes. You can put it in the refrigerator.

Next, you can immediately begin to form blanks from the dough.

In milk

The most delicious version of the test under discussion is prepared on the basis of fat milk. Great if you can use your home. Liquid is taken 250 ml. The remaining ingredients: 60 g of high-quality butter, 2.5 tbsp. high-grade flour, 2 tablespoons eggs, a pinch of salt.

  1. Non-cold milk combines with melted butter. The components are well mixed, salted and brought to a boil over medium heat.
  2. The mass is removed from the fire, half the flour from the recipe intervenes in it. When the food has cooled slightly, raw eggs interfere one at a time.
  3. The rest of the flour is added. First you need to do this with a spoon, and then with your hands.
  4. The result is a plastic, slightly dough.

Before further work, the mass should stand for half an hour under a towel.

Perfect dumpling for dumplings

To make the treat really perfect, you can choose a basis for it, depending on the filling. The most popular are dumplings with potatoes, cherry and cottage cheese.

With potato

Ingredients: 810 g of high-grade flour, 260 ml of filtered water, 60 ml of high-quality olive oil, 2 g of rock salt.

  1. Half the flour is sieved several times in a bowl.
  2. Hot boiled water with salt is poured into a container with prepared products. Add it with a thin stream.
  3. Next, the rest of the flour and butter are added.

Well-mixed mass goes for 40 minutes in the freezer.

With cherry

Ingredients: about 400 g of light flour, 190 ml of medium-fat milk, a table egg, 2 g of salt, 60 g of granulated sugar, 40 ml of vegetable oil.

  1. Sifted flour (half) is salted and sugar.
  2. A raw raw egg is driven into the product.
  3. The mass is mixed until it turns into large flakes.
  4. Pouring boiling milk.
  5. During mixing, the rest of the flour is poured into the dough and oil is added. The components are brought to smoothness.

Under a damp towel, the mass will rest for 7-9 minutes.

With cottage cheese

Ingredients: 2 + cups, 1.5 cups boiling water, ½ teaspoon of fine salt, 1.5 tablespoons of quality olive oil.

  1. Sifted flour and salt are poured into a bowl.Products are boiled with boiling water. The amount of flour is regulated during the kneading process.
  2. Oil is added to the mass.
  3. First, the ingredients are mixed with a spoon. Then you need to switch to manual kneading.

Ready dough goes to the freezer for 10-12 minutes.

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