Verenika

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 30
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 82.6
  • Total Fat: 3.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 21.7 mg
  • Sodium: 14.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 7.3 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.2 g
  • Protein: 4.8 g

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Introduction

Scandinavian cheese dumpling. I'll claim it for the Germans since it was a tradition in my home. Scandinavian cheese dumpling. I'll claim it for the Germans since it was a tradition in my home.
Number of Servings: 30

Ingredients

    Dough
    2 c. white flour
    2 c. sour cream
    2 egg whites
    1/2 t. salt

    Filling
    2 egg yolks
    2 c. dry curd cottage cheese (if you cannot find dry, use ricotta and decrease yolks to one)
    1/2 t. pepper
    1 t. salt
    2 minced green onions not traditional but yummy

Directions

Mix dough ingredients into a ball, cover and chill 1 hour or a day or 2 ahead. Mix filling. Roll out dough and cut in large circles with cookie cutter of a glass. Place a tablespoon or so filling (depending on size of circle) on circle. Fold circle over the filling and seal the edges using egg white if needed. Gently slide the filled dumpling into boiling salted water 2 or 3 at a time (depending on the size). Remove from pot with slotted spoon when dumpling have risen to the top. May be eaten as is or served with gravy. Sometimes we liked to fry the cooked dumpling. Guten tag und gazuntight!

Number of Servings: 30

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DEBRAMATHAE.