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Blueberry vareniki – Russian dumplings filled with fruit
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Blueberry vareniki

Fresh blueberries and tender dough are combined in these sweet dumplings with filling. They taste sweet and sour, fruity, summery – simply delicious. According to this recipe you make vareniki with blueberries yourself. They are perfect for dessert or breakfast.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Ukrainian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Resting time 20 minutes
Servings 34 pieces

Ingredients

for the dough

  • 180 ml boiling water
  • 300 g flour
  • 20 ml vegetable oil
  • 1/2 tsp salt

for the filling

  • 250 g blueberries

for cooking

  • water

Instructions

  • Put flour, salt and vegetable oil in a mixing bowl.
  • Pour boiling water over the flour mixture and mix it first with a tablespoon. Once the mixture is no longer hot, knead it into a soft dough with your hands. Knead the dough for about 7 minutes to an elastic consistency and let it rest, covered, at room temperature for 20 minutes.
  • Roll out the dough to about 3 mm thick and cut out circles from it, for example with a drinking glass.
  • Put some blueberries in the center of each circle.
  • Now close each dough circle to a semicircle and glue the edges firmly together.
  • Boil water in a saucepan, put the vareniki with blueberries into the boiling water, stir gently and cook for about 5 minutes.
  • After that, take the blueberry vareniki out of the water with a slotted spoon and put them on a plate.

Notes

  • You can shape vareniki with a vareniza instead of your hands.
  • If the dough is too sticky, add some more flour. If it is too dry, add a little water.
  • Do not roll out the dough too thinly so that it does not tear when you fill it.
  • To prevent the vareniki from sticking together after cooking, you can mix them with a little butter.
  • Note the detailed tips and tricks for making the blueberry vareniki at the top of the post.