Dumplings with Cherry and Buckwheat Dough

Baking and Desserts | Ukrainian cuisine

⏳ Time

30 minutes

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Dumplings with Cherry and Buckwheat Dough

Ingredients

Wheat Flour - 14.1 oz
Water - 10 fl oz
Buckwheat Groats - 3.5 oz
Salt - ½ teaspoon
Cherry - 2 lbs
Sugar - 7.1 oz

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Prepare the dough. Mix the coarse wheat flour and buckwheat flour. Gradually add very cold salted water, kneading the dough until it becomes smooth and does not stick to your hands. Transfer the dough to a floured cutting board and immediately shape the dumplings to be slightly larger than usual.

Step 2

Wash the fresh cherries, let them drain, and dry. Carefully remove the pits from the cherries so that the berries remain whole.

Step 3

Place 1 teaspoon of sugar in the center of each dough circle, top with 2–3 cherries, and quickly pinch the dumpling closed.

Step 4

In a wide, low pot, pour in plenty of water, bring it to a boil, and add salt. Place the prepared dumplings into the rapidly boiling water, gently stir with a slotted spoon to prevent them from sticking to the bottom of the pot, and cook until done, until all the dumplings float to the surface.

Step 5

Prepare the syrup. Pass the ripe cherries through a sieve, add sugar to taste to the resulting puree, and mix well until the sugar is completely dissolved.

Step 6

Remove the cooked dumplings with a slotted spoon, arrange them in a single layer on a cutting board, let them cool slightly, and allow excess water to drain. Transfer the dumplings to a serving dish, pour sour cream over them, and drizzle with fresh cherry syrup.