Varenyky with farmer’s cheese

My grandmother always made dumplings for Christmas. She said it brings the family closer together.

Ingredients

400 g (14 oz) flour
45 g (1,5 oz) sugar
20 ml dairy butter
2 eggs
1 tsp salt
150 ml milk
600 g farmer’s cheese (15-18% )

Directions

Step 1

Sift 200 g (7 oz) of flour. Add salt and dairy butter. Pour in warm milk and 150 ml of boiling water. Stir everything to combine. Add the remaining sifted flour to the mass and knead the dough well. Leave for half an hour.

Step 2

Combine farmer’s cheese, egg, and sugar. Mix the mass until smooth.

Step 3

Roll out the dough (1 mm thickness) and cut circles (8-9 cm in diameter). Put the filling in the middle of each circle and gently pinch the edges so that the stuffing does not come out during cooking. Repeat until you use all ingredients.

Step 4

Put the dumplings into boiling, slightly salted water and cook until they come to surface. Serve with dairy butter, sour cream or jam.