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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Eastern European >> Russian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a bowl, combine cottage cheese, onions (if using), 1/2 tsp salt, and egg yolks. | 2. Mix well with your hands until the cottage cheese is in fine curds. | 3. In a separate bowl, combine egg whites, milk, 2 tsp salt and flour. | 4. Mix together, adding flour as necessary until dough is stiff enough to roll out. | 5. Roll out dough (you may need to do this in two batches) to 1/8 inch thick on floured surface. | 6. Cut into circles 5 inches in diameter (use a cookie cutter, small bowl, or water glass to do this). | 7. (You could also use a pierogy maker.) Place 1 rounded tablespoon of the cottage cheese mixture on each circle. | 8. (If you put too much filling they won't stay together properly.) Fold the circle over to make a half circle. | 9. Pinch the edges tightly. You can dip your fingers in water if `the dough won`t stick. | 10. In a saucepan, bring 4 - 6 cups water to a boil. | 11. Add 1 tsp salt. | 12. Drop vareniky into boiling water a few at a time. | 13. Cook for five minutes. | 14. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain. | 15. Keep hot. | 16. Traditionally served with Cream Gravy: Melt 2 T. | 17. margarine or butter in a skillet. | 18. Optionally, saute one small finely chopped onion. | 19. Add 1 cup cream (or use evaporated milk, to keep the fat content lower) and salt and pepper to taste. | 20. Heat slowly, but do not boil. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
curd cottage cheese	1	lb	curd	403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
onion	1 1/2	1/2	chopped	96.0	22.416	2.64	0.24
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
egg yolk	3			164.22	1.8309	8.0886	13.5354
egg white	3		beaten	51.48	0.7227	10.790999999999999	0.1683
milk	1	cup		148.84	11.6632	7.686	7.9788
salt	2	teaspoons		-	-	-	-
flour	3 - 3 1/2	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.