Recipe - Cherry Vareniki (Cherry Dumplings)

1/3 cup Sour cream
1 Egg
1 Egg yolk
1 teaspoon Salt
1 One half cup Flour
16 ounce Can tart red pitted cherries
9 tablespoon Sugar
3 tablespoon Cornstarch
One fourth teaspoon Cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon Cloves
1 Egg white
23 ounce Jar sour cherry preserves
6 tablespoon Butter, melted
1 pt Sour cream

Blend 1/3 cup sour cream, egg, yolk and salt. Add flour and mix thoroughly
until dough forms ball. Wrap dough in plastic, refrigerate 2 hours.

Drain cherries in colander over bowl, reserve syrup.

Cut dough into 8 pieces. Roll 1 piece out in pasta machine or by hand. Cut
out 3 inch rounds. Repeat rolling and cutting with remaining dough until
you have 36 rounds.

Line baking sheet with paper towels. Mix 8 tablespoons sugar, cornstarch,
cinnamon and cloves in medium bowl with fork. Brush 1 dough round lightly
with egg white. Place One fourth teaspoons preserves in center of dough. Roll two
cherries in sugar mixture and set on top preserves. Fold one side of dough
over filling, pressing edges to seal. Place on prepared sheet. Repeat with
remaining dough, preserves, cherries and sugar mixture.

Pour reserved cherry syrup into saucepan. Stir in 1 tablespoon sugar and
boil until reduced to 1/3 cup. Cool.

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook in 2 batches, 18 vareniki at a
time and cook for 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasonally.

To serve, place 6 vareniki in a bowl. Spoon 1 tablespoon melted butter
over and sprinkle a tablespoon of sugar over. Top with a dollop of sour
cream and drizzle cherry syrup over.

Posted By arielle@bonkers.taronga.com (Stephanie da Silva) On
rec.food.recipes or rec.food.cooking

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