Description
Be sure to use a light touch when mixing the dough as it’s imperative to ensure the dumplings’ pillowy texture. Levinie vareniki are best eaten immediately after cooking.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large eggs
- 1 pound farmer cheese (two 7.5-ounce Friendship brand packets)
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar (I use raw turbinado sugar), plus more to serve
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt
- About 4 heaping tablespoons all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- Sour cream, to serve
Instructions
- Bring a medium pot of water to a boil.
- In a large bowl, lightly beat the eggs using a fork. Add the farmer cheese, sugar, vanilla, and salt and stir until smooth. Add 2 heaping tablespoons of the flour and gently fold it into the dough. The final dough should be light but no longer sticky to the touch. Using your hands, continue incorporating another tablespoon or two of the flour into the dough until it is no longer sticky.
- Prepare a lightly floured platter/tray for the vareniki.
- Divide the dough into 3 pieces and place 1 piece onto a lightly floured surface. Gently roll the dough into a log about 1″ in diameter. Cut the log into 3/4″ pieces; if your knife is sticking, sprinkle the dough lightly with a bit of flour. Place the cut pieces on the prepared platter and continue with the 2 remaining pieces of dough.
- Pour the melted butter into a large serving bowl; set aside.
- Once the water is boiling, gently drop the vareniki into the pot along the sides of the pot to prevent a splash. Using a slotted spoon, gently stir the water. Cook the vareniki in batches as to not overcrowd the pot. Once the vareniki float to the top, about 1 minute, cook them for an additional 30 seconds and transfer them to the serving bowl with the butter. Gently toss in butter and continue boiling the rest.
- Serve lenivie vareniki hot, with sour cream and extra sugar for sprinkling. (Leftover vareniki can be reheated in a skillet with a bit of butter).
Nutrition
- Calories: 246
- Saturated Fat: 8.5 grams
- Protein: 19 grams
