The Purpose of this Blog

I've been readings thousands of blogs and sites about Russian cuisine looking for accurate recipes, and the more I read, the more frustrated I became. Thus, I decided to create my own blog for Americans who want to cook Russian dishes and help them enjoy Russian cuisine by providing accurate recipes. I use US measuring cups and measuring spoons. Moreover, I cook every dish I suggest following my recipe instructions to ensure that the amount of each ingredient is accurate and instructions are not only accurate but easy to follow. It's catered to Americans who understand that if I say 1 tbsp, they're supposed to use a measuring tablespoon, not a regular silverware

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Vareniki

The only difference between pelmeni and vareniki is filling. Most popular fillings are berries with sugar. Take 3 parts of any berries you like, like raspberries, blueberries, and 1 part of sugar. Mix berries with sugar and add 1 tbsp per each piece of dough.
Use the same recipe for dough as I gave for pelmeni (ravioli with meat filling):


Dough – it’s the same as for ravioli:
All-purpose flour – 3 cups
Eggs – 3 large
Olive oil – 1 tbsp
Salt – 1 tsp
Water – 1/3 cup

Beat eggs, oil, salt, and water, add 3/4 of flour, knead (long time), wrap it in plastic and refrigerate for 30 min. To save time, I use Kitchen Aid mixer and dough hook and mix for at least 20 min on slow, then refrigerate for 30 min.

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