Authentic Russian vegetarian vareniki are little pockets of thinly rolled dough, hiding within them a delectable filling. Follow my easy dumpling recipe and choose from three fillings of potato and onion vareniki, pink cheese vareniki and dessert berry vareniki, or come up with your version!
In a large bowl, beat eggs and salt and sugar. Pour in milk and oil and mix well. Add the flour. Knead the dough well with your hands. The finished dough should not stick to your hands. Place dough in a large clean bowl, cover with a towel and allow to rest for 30 minutes.
-Roll out the dough in an even, thin layer. -Cut circles out of dough. -Put some filling in the center of each circle. -Fold the circles with the filling in half and tightly bind the edges. -To make a braid, moving in one direction, gradually fold the edge of the dough on itself; to make a folded circle, take the two ends of the half circle and bring them together with a pinch.
– Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. – Once water is boiling, place the vareniki in the water and reduce the heat to medium. –Stir the dumplings gently and wait for them to float. Once vareniki float, continue boiling them for another 2–5 minutes. - Drain vareniki of water. Serve with sour cream.
Making handmade dumplings - like vareniki or pelmeni - is a typical Russian New Year's tradition.