Dumplings with cherries are a traditional dish of Ukrainian cuisine. As soon as the first berries ripen, housewives make dumplings full of cherry juice, generously sprinkle them with sugar and flavor them with butter. Dumplings with cherries are even eaten in a special way: first, they bite off the edge and then drink the syrup, enjoying its sweet and sour taste.
Cherry dumplings are larger in size than any other. The large format is explained by the desire to fit as much filling inside as possible. And to prevent it from leaking out, dumplings are prepared from a special dough - dense, which retains valuable juice inside and does not darken during cooking.
Cherry pits are not always removed; often the berries are left whole, simply sprinkled with sugar. And not only because of saving time, but also because absolutely all the juice that is in the cherry is preserved. Yes, cherry dumplings with pits turn out incredibly juicy, but they are not very convenient to eat and are not safe for children. Therefore, I suggest removing the pits from the cherries, leaving only the pulp.
Kefir dough is ideal for cherry filling - it is dense and at the same time soft, plastic, holds its shape well, and most importantly does not become limp from syrup and does not come apart during cooking.
For some reason this question is asked quite often. Dumplings with cherries are cooked for the same amount of time as other dumplings: after boiling for 2-3 minutes, that is, until they float to the surface. Experienced housewives determine the cooking time by the smell of the finished dough.
Ingredients
- cherry 500 g
- sugar 5 tbsp. l.
- kefir 150 ml
- chicken egg 1 pc.
- salt 1/3 tsp.
- baking soda 0.5 tsp.
- vegetable oil 1 tbsp. l.
- wheat flour 300-400 g
How to cook dumplings with cherries
- We wash the cherries, remove the stems and seeds. Sprinkle the berries prepared in this way with granulated sugar and set aside so that they release juice.
Dough recipe for cherry dumplings. In the meantime, we are preparing the dough. To do this, combine the egg, kefir, salt, soda and vegetable oil in a deep bowl. Mix with a fork or whisk until smooth.
Gradually add flour (literally 1 tablespoon at a time), sifting it through a sieve. Mix with a whisk without beating.
As soon as the dough becomes more viscous and begins to stretch behind the whisk, continue to sprinkle flour, but knead it with your hands.
The dough should stop sticking to your hands, but not be too tight and “clogged.” Depending on the quality of flour, the fat content of kefir and the size of the egg, different amounts of flour may be needed - from 300 to 400 grams.
Forming and cooking dumplings. How long to cook? Divide the dough into two parts, and then roll each into a thick sausage. Cut it into segments - about 2-3 centimeters thick. You don't have to skimp on the dust of flour.
We strain out all the resulting juice from the filling - it’s convenient to pour the berries into a colander and place a bowl underneath (we won’t use the juice to make dumplings, but you shouldn’t pour it out, you can cook a compote or make a sauce). Roll out the pieces of dough into thin flat cakes, place a cherry in the center of each and sprinkle it with additional sugar - about 0.5 tsp.
Pinch the edges of the dumplings tightly. When modeling, we try not to let the cherry syrup get on the edges of the dough, otherwise it will fall apart during cooking.
We repeat the procedure until all the dumplings with cherries are formed. Place them on a work surface or on a board generously sprinkled with flour.
Boil the dumplings in boiling, lightly salted water (add 0.5 tsp of salt per 4-5 liters), adding them in portions. Cook for 2-3 minutes after they float to the surface.- Remove the finished dumplings from the pan with a slotted spoon. Transfer to a convenient container, preferably a ceramic bowl. Grease the top with butter and sprinkle with sugar. While cooling, shake the bowl several times without damaging the dumplings with a spoon - this way they will mix evenly, not stick together, and will be soaked in the dressing.
Serve the dessert warm, with honey or cherry sauce. Bon appetit and delicious dumplings!
Dumplings with cherries can be steamed or boiled in water. In this recipe, I offer you both options, as well as two types of excellent dough for cherry dumplings.
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I suggest making the dough for dumplings with cherries, boiled in water, in boiling water, because... this is truly the best dough for them. It rolls out perfectly and does not harden from the juice.
- Dumplings with cherries, boiled in water (lenten)
Compound:
for a couple:
- 250 ml kefir (yogurt)
- 300 g flour + for rolling
- 1/2 teaspoon soda
- 1/3 teaspoon salt
boiled in water:
- 300 g flour
- 250 ml water (boiling water)
- 2 tbsp. spoons of vegetable oil
- 1/3 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Cherry filling:
- sugar
Dumplings with cherries - steamed recipe:
- As for, first of all, remove the pits from the cherries.
Pitted cherries
- Pour kefir into a bowl and add salt and soda. Stir.
- Gradually add flour, stirring with a spoon.
Preparing the dough
- Knead a very soft dough that sticks to your hands. Add flour when kneading. The secret of soft, fluffy steamed dumplings is in the consistency of the dough - the softer it is, the fluffier the dumplings!
- Sprinkle the table with flour. Tear off a piece of dough and make a sausage. Cut it into pieces.
Dough for steamed dumplings
- Flatten a piece of dough with your hand and make a flat cake about 1 cm thick. Dip your fingers into the flour, as the dough is sticky.
Making a flatbread
- Place 4-6 cherries in the middle and add 1 teaspoon of sugar. (It’s easier to do this by transferring the cake to your left hand.)
Put the filling
- Pinch the edges. Don’t make all the dumplings at once, make as many as will fit in a steamer or on a pan. While the first batch is cooking, make the next one.
How to make dumplings with cherries
- Steamed dumplings with cherries can be prepared in several ways: by stretching cheesecloth over a pan or installing a special steamer pad on it, in an electric steamer, or a pressure cooker.
If you cook the old fashioned way, on gauze, pour water into a wide pan (up to 1/3-1/2 of the height), tie the gauze on top (just so that the edges do not hang, otherwise they may catch fire). Cover with a lid and bring the water to a boil. Then place the dumplings on cheesecloth, spaced apart, and cover with a large bowl. Cook for 5 minutes.
How to cook steamed dumplings with cherries
If you have a steamer, pour water into it, grease the bottom of the bowl with oil and place the dumplings. Cover with a lid and cook for 10-15 minutes.
- Place the finished dumplings on a plate and sprinkle with sugar. You can sprinkle with sugar again before serving.
Dumplings with cherries are ready
And in the photo below, the dumplings, although not with cherries, are incredibly tasty and very fluffy (I made the dough for them thicker).
How to cook dumplings with cherries in water - recipe:
- Knead the dough for dumplings with cherries. To do this, mix flour, soda and salt. Pour 2 tbsp into a glass. l. oils and then boiling water.
- Pour boiling water into the flour, stirring with a spoon while it is hot.
Knead the dough
- When it cools down, knead it with your hands. The dough turns out very elastic and does not stick to your hands. By the way, in preparation it is similar to pasty dough.
Dough for dumplings with cherries in boiling water
- Remove the pits from the cherries.
- Lightly sprinkle the table with flour and roll out the dough into a layer 3-4 mm thick. Cut circles with a glass or cup.
Rolled out dough
- Place a couple of cherries in the middle and add 1/2 teaspoon of sugar.
- You can pinch the edges using a pigtail (this dough is very manageable).
Sticky dumplings
- Cook the dumplings in boiling, slightly salted water.
- As soon as they float to the surface, cook for another 1-2 minutes and remove.
Ready dumplings
- Sprinkle the finished hot dumplings with sugar and serve. It turns out very tasty and can be cooked during Lent.
I hope you will enjoy! Bon appetit!
Sort through the cherries, removing all spoiled berries. Rinse the berries and... Transfer the cherries to a sieve and place it over a saucepan or bowl. While you prepare the dough, excess juice will drain from the cherries. This is important, because due to the abundance of liquid, the dumplings may spread.
How to make dough for dumplings with cherries
The dough can be prepared with both water and dairy products. It depends on taste preferences and available ingredients. Several dough recipes can be found in.
However, dumplings with cherries are especially tender and airy when made with kefir dough. In addition, this dough is easy to mold and does not fall apart.
Ingredients
- 200 ml kefir;
- 1 egg;
- ½ teaspoon salt;
- 2 tablespoons sugar;
- 400 g flour.
Preparation
Mix kefir, egg, salt and sugar until smooth. You can add a little less sugar, since the filling will already be sweet.
Sift the flour. Add it to the rest of the ingredients in parts, mixing thoroughly after each addition. Knead the finished dough with your hands for a few minutes. If the dough sticks to your hands, add a little more flour.
Roll the dough into a ball, place in a bowl, cover with cling film and leave for half an hour. Thanks to this, the dough will become more elastic, and the dumplings themselves will become softer.
How to prepare the filling and make dumplings
Roll out the dough into a thin layer and cut out circles using a glass. To prevent them from becoming airy during the process of making dumplings, you can cover them with cling film.
Before putting the filling on the dough circles, they need to be slightly stretched in the center. The dough should be a little thicker on the sides.
Ingredients
- 100–150 g sugar;
- 400 g cherries.
Preparation
Place about ½ teaspoon of sugar or a little more on each dough circle. Place 2-3 cherries on top.
The berries should be placed on the sugar with the hole down, that is, the place from which the seeds were removed. This way, the sugar will absorb the remaining juice in the cherries and prevent the dumplings from spreading.
Then firmly mold the edges of the dumplings. Make sure that the juice from the cherries does not get onto the edges of the dough. Because of this, the dumplings can also spread.
Ingredients
- 200 g strawberries;
- 200 g cherries;
- 100 g sugar.
Preparation
Cut the strawberries in half or quarters if they are large. Place some strawberries and 1-2 cherries on the dough, sprinkle with a little sugar and mold the edges. Make the rest of the dumplings in the same way.
Ingredients
- 150 g cottage cheese;
- 1 egg yolk;
- 100 g sugar;
- 250 g cherries.
Preparation
DmZo/Depositphotos.com Ingredients
- 100 g sugar;
- 300 g cherries;
- 100 g raspberries.
Preparation
Sprinkle about ½ teaspoon of sugar onto the dough. Place 2 cherries and 1 cherries on top, firmly seal the edges of the dumplings.
Rawlik/Depositphotos.com Ingredients
- 100–150 g sugar;
- 250 g cherries;
- 150 g black currants.
Preparation
Place about ½ teaspoon of sugar, 1-2 cherries and 3-4 currants on each circle of dough. Shape the edges of the dumplings.
It is better to boil the dumplings in parts so that they do not stick together in the pan. Bring lightly salted water to a boil. Add the dumplings and mix gently. Reduce heat to medium and cook for another 2-4 minutes after the dumplings float. When the dumplings are ready, the dough will be soft and slightly transparent.
Dumplings with cherries can be prepared not only in water, but also steamed. Grease the steamer bowl with butter or vegetable oil and place the dumplings at a short distance from each other. Close the steamer with a lid and cook for 15–20 minutes.
And Lifehacker told how to cook dumplings in a slow cooker and microwave.
Adore dumplings with cherries! My mother taught me how to make them from unleavened dough. Although it is believed that the real recipe for Ukrainian dumplings with cherries is made with kefir dough and steamed.
The real summer probably begins when they start making and cooking cherry dumplings. But our family loves this dish so much that they cook dumplings all year round with frozen cherries. So when I was visiting my mother, I decided to make room in the freezer for fresh berries. And I discovered a treasure there, a whole bucket of frozen cherries! And they made compote and prepared dumplings. By the way, I noticed that ready-made dumplings with frozen cherries have a more saturated color of filling than those made with fresh cherries.
I think I’ll soon update my step-by-step recipe for making delicious dumplings with cherries from fresh berries.
I kneaded the dough for the dumplings in three batches in a bread machine, since we were also preparing dumplings with cottage cheese. But that is another story…
Ingredients:
My old bread machine had the following recipe for making dough for dumplings and dumplings:
- Wheat flour – 450 g,
- Salt – 0.5 tsp,
- Egg – 1 piece,
- Water - 210 ml.
- Flour – 450 g,
- Salt – 0.5 tsp,
- Eggs – 2 pieces,
- Water – 160 ml.
Try several of these recipes and choose the one you like best!
For the specified amount of dough in the filling, use:
- Cherry – 500 g,
- Sugar - to taste
- Starch - optional.
Maybe there will be a hostess or host from Gogol’s homeland on our website who will tell us how to prepare dumplings with cherries using kefir or another fermented milk product. We will be happy about this!
Cooking process:
I repeat, I kneaded my dumplings in a bread machine.
If you have to knead by hand, make a mound of flour on the counter or in a deep bowl. Pour water mixed with egg and salt into the well. Knead the dough for dumplings and let it “rest” under the film. Minimum 30 minutes. During this time, the gluten in the flour will swell and the dough will become elastic.
During this time you need to prepare the filling. Wash the cherries and let the water drain. Squeeze out the pits from the cherries using a special device, a pin or your hands. The cherry juice that comes out can be used to cook syrup with sugar, which can then be poured over the dumplings when serving. I advise you not to put sugar in the cherries right away so that they don’t release their juice. When making dumplings, add sugar to the filling. The recipe for dumplings with cherries contains starch. If desired, you can add a little sugar and stir. The cherry juice inside the dumpling thickens when cooked and does not flow out as much. This is not an acquired taste and I consider it an optional ingredient.
Dumpling flatbreads can be made in several ways. The first is to roll the dough into a rope and cut into small pieces. Dip each piece of unleavened dough into flour and roll it out into a flat cake using a rolling pin. Sprinkle the table with flour while working with the dough.
I prefer the second method. A good piece is pinched off from the dough ball, rolled into a ball and rolled out into a large thin circle. Then round blanks for cherry dumplings are squeezed out with a cup or glass.
So, the filling for the dumplings is ready, as are the round pieces. Place the cherry filling in the center of the circle, sprinkle sugar on it and connect the ends of the dumpling to form a semicircle.
Pinch the dumpling with cherries tightly. You can leave the edges like this, but I love the beautiful edge of the dumpling in the form of a comb, and someone braids it.
Place the finished dumplings with cherries on a sprinkled baking sheet or board and make the next batch.
Raw cherry dumplings can be stored frozen in the freezer. Freeze them first in one layer on a board, and then put them in a bag.
How long to cook dumplings with cherries
How long should you cook dumplings with cherries? In fact, the filling in dumplings is quite edible, so we need the dough to be ready. Usually they say that when the dumplings float to the surface during cooking, they are ready. One more point needs to be taken into account here. What kind of dumplings do you have before loading them into boiling water: frozen or just made. Naturally, the latter will cook less and faster.
I cook frozen dumplings with cherries or cottage cheese for 2-3 minutes after boiling and rising. I don’t like it when the dough is undercooked and hard. After the dumplings float, you can turn off the heat completely, but let them sit in boiling water for a few minutes.
My family loves sweet dumplings, so we sweeten the water when cooking them.
Dumplings with cherries in a slow cooker
In a multicooker, dumplings with cherries can be steamed or in the multicooker bowl itself. It's very simple!
To prepare steamed dumplings, grease the tray (basket - steamer) with any oil. Dumplings are placed in one layer without touching each other. Boiling water is poured into the multicooker bowl (to start the cooking process faster), 3-4 glasses will be enough. A tray is inserted into the bowl - a steamer with cherry dumplings, the multicooker lid is closed. The “steaming” mode is selected. We will steam freshly prepared dumplings for 10 minutes, frozen ones for 15 minutes.
Of course, these steamed dumplings will not be enough for a large family table. Therefore, the multicooker can be used as a regular saucepan and cook dumplings with cherries in water. Or, as an option, combine the steam method of cooking with the traditional one: dumplings in water in a bowl, steamed in a double boiler.
So, about the cup. Similarly, for quick cooking, use boiling water and fill the multicooker bowl to the middle with it. Load dumplings with cherries into the multicooker, close the lid (or another point - insert a container with dumplings on top), select the “steaming” program. Freshly molded dumplings will cook in 3-4 minutes, frozen in 5-7 minutes.
Remove the dumplings with cherries from the pan, slow cooker or double boiler onto a dish, season with sour cream and sugar while they are hot. And to the table!
Ahhhh! While I’m writing an article for you, I want these dumplings again! Mmmmm - delicious and blundering! Please do not scold me for the photo, these are guest photos (when I was visiting my mother with the children), from my phone.
The owner of the Notebook, Anyuta, wishes you bon appetit!
Real homemade Ukrainian dumplings with potatoes and onions can be prepared according to the recipe from our website ().
There is no dish more summery and fragrant than dumplings with cherries. As soon as the season of sweet and sour red berries arrives, the housewives prepare delicious pies and dumplings with cherries. True, there are several secrets to properly preparing the dough for dumplings so that they do not fall apart from the cherry juice and do not harden.
Dumplings with cherries - preparing food and utensils
In order for the dumpling to turn out tasty and nothing to distract from the exciting process of enjoying the dish, the cherries must first be pitted. After this, place the berries in a colander and let them drain. Is it possible to use frozen cherries for dumplings? Of course, just defrost it before cooking.
Recipes for dumplings with cherries:
Recipe 1: Cherry dumplings
Dumplings with cherries can be steamed or cooked in the traditional way in boiling water. In this recipe we will prepare the dough for dumplings, which we will then cook.
Required ingredients:
Dough for making dumplings in water
- Flour 250 grams
- Boiling water 200 ml
- Sunflower oil 2 tablespoons
- Soda ½ teaspoon
For filling
- Cherry 500 grams
- Sugar to taste
Cooking method:
- Let's knead the dough for dumplings. To do this, mix flour, sifted through a sieve, soda and salt. Heat the water, add oil to it and pour into the flour. Stir first with a spoon while it is hot, and then, when it cools, stir with your hands. The dough for dumplings should be elastic and soft, similar to dough for pasties.
- Sprinkle the surface of the table with flour and roll out the dough with a rolling pin into a layer about 2.5 centimeters thick. Use a cup to make circles of dough.
- Separate the cherries from the stone and place four cherries and a teaspoon of sugar in the middle of each circle. Determine the amount of sugar yourself according to your taste.
- Pinch the dumpling dough. You can give the tuck a beautiful braid shape, since the dough is very pliable.
- Bring the water in the pan where the dumplings will be cooked to a boil and add salt. Place flour products in a saucepan, and as soon as they float to the surface, cook for no more than one or two minutes.
Recipe 2: Steamed dumplings with cherries (on gauze)
Steamed dumplings can be prepared in several ways. For example, if you have a double boiler, then this is very simple and quick, but you can also use gauze stretched over the pan.
Required ingredients:
- Kefir 1 glass low-fat
- Flour 250 grams
- Soda ½ teaspoon
For filling:
- Cherry 500 grams
- Sugar
Cooking method:
- Pour kefir into a deep bowl and add soda and salt to it. Stir.
- Add the flour, sifted through a sieve, into the kefir in a thin stream, stirring it with a spoon.
- Knead the dough, gradually adding flour to the mixture. The dough should be very soft. This is the secret of delicious dumplings - the softer the dough for them, the fluffier the final dish will be.
- Tear off a piece from a lump of dough, make a sausage out of it with your hands and cut into pieces.
- Use your hand to turn each piece into a round layer about 1-1.5 centimeters thick. When working with the dough, sprinkle your hands with flour to prevent it from sticking.
- Place 4-5 cherries in the middle of the cake and add sugar to taste. Pinch the edges of the dumplings.
- Pour water into the pan, about halfway, tie gauze on top so that the edges do not hang (otherwise they will catch fire), and cover with a lid.
- As soon as the water boils, place the dumplings at a distance from each other and cook under the lid for about five minutes. Serve sprinkled with sugar.
Recipe 3: Dumplings with cherries and strawberries in a double boiler
Another recipe for dumplings with cherries, also steamed. You will need a slow cooker.
Required ingredients:
Dough for steaming dumplings
- Curdled milk 250 ml
- Flour 300 grams
- Soda ½ teaspoon
- Salt to taste
For filling:
- Cherry 200 grams
- Strawberries 200 grams
- Sugar
Cooking method:
- Pour the yogurt into a deep bowl, add salt and soda, stir.
- Add a thin stream of flour to the curdled milk and stir. Mix the dough until it is thick and soft.
- Divide the resulting lump of dough into several parts. Make a sausage from one part and cut it into several parts. Flatten each part with your hand into a flat cake, about one and a half centimeters thick.
- Wash the strawberries and cherries, remove the seeds from the cherries. Cut the strawberries into pieces and mix with cherries, sprinkle with sugar.
- Spoon the fruit filling into the center of each dough ball and pinch the edges as tightly as possible.
- Pour water into the steamer, grease the bottom of the bowl with vegetable oil, and place the dumplings there at a short distance from each other. Cover the steamer with a lid and cook the dumplings with cherries and strawberries for about 7 minutes.
- The better you knead the dough, the tastier and fluffier your dumplings will turn out. Dust your hands with flour while preparing the dough.
- Serve the finished dumplings with sour cream and powdered sugar.
- If you make the dough for steamed dumplings, you can make it thicker - the dish will not be heavy, but only more tasty and satisfying.
