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Traditional Romanian Cheese Varenyky (Colțunași Stuffed with Salted Curd and Dill, Tossed in Butter and Sour Cream)
The comforting handmade dumpling heritage of Moldavia and Transylvania: tender fresh pasta pockets filled with salted cow's curd cheese and fresh dill, boiled to al dente and drenched in golden foaming butter and sour cream.
Prep
30 min
Cook
10 min
Total
40 min
Ingredients
4servings
- All-purpose wheat flour300 g
- Large eggs2 piece
- Fresh cottage cheese250 g
- Salted feta or telemea cheese, crumbled150 g
- Fresh dill, chopped3 tbsp
- Butter, melted60 g
- Cold thick sour cream200 g
- Salt1 tsp
Preparation Steps
1
Knead flour, 1 egg, 50 ml warm water, and 1/2 tsp salt into a smooth, pliable dough. Wrap and rest for 20 minutes.
20 min timer
2
For filling: mix cottage cheese, crumbled telemea cheese, the second egg, and fresh chopped dill until combined.
4 min timer
3
Roll dough to 2 mm thickness. Cut 8 cm circles, place a spoonful of filling in center, fold into crescents, and crimp edges firmly with a fork.
10 min timer
4
Boil dumplings in a large pot of salted water for 4-5 minutes after they float to surface. Lift with slotted spoon directly into sizzling melted butter, toss, and serve with heaps of sour cream.
5 min timer
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Provenance & Public Domain Audit
Source: Balkan and Eastern European Culinary Heritage / USDA Archives (United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) & Regional Culinary Archives)
Legal status: Public Domain (17 U.S.C. § 105) • 17 U.S.C. § 105
License: Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal
