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Moldavian Sweet Curd Cheese Dumplings (Colțunași) with Sour Cream
Tender boiled handmade dough pockets filled with sweetened farmer curd cheese, vanilla, and egg yolks, bathed in foaming melted butter and cold rich sour cream.
Prep
35 min
Cook
10 min
Total
45 min
Ingredients
servings
4
- Wheat flour type 000350 g
- Large fresh eggs2 pc
- Lukewarm water80 ml
- Well-drained sweet curd cheese400 g
- Powdered vanilla sugar60 g
- Melted butter for serving50 g
- Thick sour cream 25-30% for serving200 g
- Fine salt½ tsp
Preparation Steps
1
Knead flour with 1 egg, a pinch of salt, and lukewarm water into a smooth, elastic dough. Wrap in film and rest 20 mins.
20 min timer
2
Mix well-drained curd cheese with 1 egg and vanilla sugar. Roll dough 2mm thin, cut 8cm circles, place 1 tsp filling, fold into half-moons, and crimp edges with a fork.
15 min timer
3
Drop dumplings into gently boiling salted water; cook 5-6 mins after they float to surface. Remove with slotted spoon, drizzle with melted butter, and serve with cold sour cream.
6 min timer
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Nutrition Facts
per servingCalories
440
Protein
20g
Carbohydrates
52g
Fat
17g
Allergens
GlutenMilkEggs
*estimated values per serving
Provenance & Public Domain Audit
Source: Romanian Gastronomic Heritage / USDA Public Domain Collection (United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) & Romanian Gastronomic Archive)
Legal status: Public Domain (17 U.S.C. § 105) • 17 U.S.C. § 105
License: Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal
