The recipes for vareniki are so diverse that even the most sophisticated gourmets can choose at least a couple of suitable options for themselves. Close "relatives" to vareniki include: ravioli, Belarusian-Lithuanian potato pancakes, dumplings, and manty, khinkali. However, it is vareniki that are distinguished by a wide selection of fillings – we offer recipes with photos for your choice. Sweet lovers will enjoy steamed cherry vareniki and lazy cottage cheese vareniki, while those who prefer plain food will enjoy vareniki with potatoes and cabbage. The dough in the recipes can also vary. Kneaded with milk or water, it is rolled out thinly, while dough made with kefir becomes fluffier.
How many different ways there are to prepare this flour dish with a berry filling! But perhaps one of the most wonderful methods is steamed dumplings with cherries. The tastiest juice will always remain inside the dumpling, as during steaming the dough will never stick or spread, preserving its original shape and covered with a beautiful glaze.
The tastiest combination of dough (which is mostly made of cottage cheese) and juicy berry filling is brought together in lazy dumplings with cherries. Considering the fact that no rolling of dough and shaping is required for their preparation, the dish can be made even for breakfast, taking minimal time, and it will be the best start to the day.
Perhaps no one can be found who does not love dumplings, especially with various fillings. Dumplings with fresh cabbage can be made all year round, as the heads keep well throughout the winter. However, if there is an opportunity to indulge in young cabbage leaves during the spring-summer season, it should definitely be taken advantage of.
When the season for mass strawberry picking arrives, it must be frozen, and then dumplings with frozen strawberries will be available at any time of the year.
All dumplings, perhaps, have three main conditions of tastiness: there should be many of them, the dough should be rolled thin, and there should be as much filling as possible. So, the offered dumplings with potatoes and fat meet all the requirements and even more.