Steamed cherry dumplings

Description

Steamed cherry dumplings are a rather non-obvious way of preparing this traditional dish, but it has a number of undeniable advantages. Firstly, such products are especially delicate. Secondly, the taste of the filling of steamed dumplings is more intense and bright. Thirdly, such a dish is clearly more beneficial for the body: the vitamins and minerals of cherries are preserved more fully. All in all, this recipe is definitely worth a try. Yes, and we almost forgot to pay attention to one more feature of our cherry dumplings: this recipe uses kefir dough, which turns out to be very elastic, therefore it does not tear, reliably keeping all the stuffing inside.

Step-by-Step Cooking Instructions

Step 1

Prepare the dough for dumplings with cherries. Pour kefir into a bowl. Add sugar, salt and egg. Whisk lightly. Sift the flour into a separate bowl through a fine sieve.

Step 2

Add the sifted flour in small portions to the egg-kefir mixture, kneading the dough with your hands until you get a soft elastic thick mass. Cover and leave for 20 minutes at room temperature.

Step 3

Prepare the stuffing for dumplings. Sort the cherries, wash and pat dry on paper towels. Remove the bones with a special tool or the handle of a thin coffee spoon.

Step 4

Put the dumplings dough on the working table, dusted with flour. Separate small pieces from the dough and roll sausages 3 cm thick from them. Cut them into 1.5 cm thick pieces.

Step 5

Flatten each piece and roll with a rolling pin into a circle with a diameter of about 9 cm. Sprinkle with flour so that they do not stick together and cover with a towel. Leave for 15 minutes.

Step 6

Divide the cherries among the circles of dough and lightly sprinkle with sugar. Pinch the dumplings with a pigtail. Grease the double boiler with butter and cook the dumplings in portions (about 15 minutes each).