{"id":3330,"date":"2011-05-15T15:18:51","date_gmt":"2011-05-15T21:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/?p=3330"},"modified":"2016-02-20T15:25:07","modified_gmt":"2016-02-20T21:25:07","slug":"dumplings-lithuanian-soul-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/dumplings-lithuanian-soul-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Dumplings \u2013 Lithuanian \u201cSoul Food\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>COTTAGE CHEESE DUMPLINGS<br \/>\nVar\u0161k\u0117\u010diai<\/p>\n<p>\u00bd lb. dry cottage cheese<br \/>\n1 egg yolk<br \/>\n\u00bd onion, chopped<br \/>\n1 tsp. butter<br \/>\n1\u00bd cups sifted flour<br \/>\n1 egg<br \/>\nSalt<br \/>\n1 Tbsp. water (about)<br \/>\nSaut\u00e9 onion in butter; combine with cottage cheese and egg yolk. Make dough of flour, egg, salt and water; roll thin on floured board. About 3 inches from edge of dough, place spoonfuls of cheese mixture. Fold over dough; cut each mound with inverted tumbler which has been dipped in flour. Press edges together tightly. Boil a few at a time in salted water about 7 minutes. Remove from water. Serve with melted butter and sour cream. Chopped mint and a dash of cinnamon can be substituted for saut\u00e9ed onion.<\/p>\n<p>SAUERKRAUT DUMPLINGS<br \/>\nRaugint\u0173 kop\u016bst\u0173 kold\u016bnai<br \/>\n6 egg yolks<br \/>\n4 cups flour<br \/>\n1 cup milk<br \/>\n\u00bc cup butter<br \/>\n\u00bd Tbsp. salt<br \/>\nSauerkraut filling<br \/>\n1 cup sauerkraut<br \/>\n5 strips bacon<br \/>\n\u00bd small onion, diced<br \/>\n1 tsp. caraway seed<br \/>\nCombine eggs, flour and salt. Scald milk; melt butter into milk. Add scald- ed mixture to first mixture. Roll on floured board to about \u00bc-inch thickness. Cut into 3-inch circles. Place a spoonful of sauerkraut filling in center of each dough circle; fold in half and seal with edge of fork. Drop into pot of boiling water. When they float to the top, re- move. Fry in butter just before serving.<br \/>\nSauerkraut filling:<br \/>\nRinse sauerkraut; simmer in covered pot with caraway seed and 2 cups water for \u00bd hour. Chop bacon into small pieces; fry with onions. Drain sauerkraut; add to bacon. Fry mixture for 5 minutes; cool.<\/p>\n<p>BEEF FILLED DUMPLINGS<br \/>\nM\u0117siniai kold\u016bnai<\/p>\n<p>3 cups flour (about)<br \/>\n1 tsp. salt<br \/>\n1 egg<br \/>\n\u00bd cup milk<br \/>\n\u00bd cup water<br \/>\nBeef filling<br \/>\n1\u00bd lbs. lean ground beef<br \/>\n2 eggs, beaten<br \/>\n1 small onion, grated<br \/>\nSalt and pepper to taste<br \/>\nCombine filling ingredients well. For dough: Beat egg; add milk, water and salt. Add flour gradually, using enough to make a soft dough. Roll thin and cut in 3 to 4-inch circles. Fill with rounded teaspoons of beef filling. Fold over circles of filled dough; press edges together to seal. Drop into boiling water; simmer about 20 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>BAKED POTATO DUMPLINGS<br \/>\nKept\u0173 bulvi\u0173 virtiniai<\/p>\n<p>5 medium potatoes<br \/>\n1\u00bd cups flour<br \/>\n2 tsps. salt<br \/>\n1 small onion<br \/>\n\u00bc lb. butter or margarine<br \/>\n\u00bd pint sweet cream<br \/>\nBoil potatoes with jackets on until done. Cool and peel. Mash; add flour and salt. Roll into strips on floured board; cut diagonally into small diamond shapes. Bake in 400 \u00b0 oven for 30 minutes. While they are baking, prepare sauce. Sauce: Dice and fry onion in butter or margarine. When onion is tender, add cream. Pour over baked dumplings and serve.<\/p>\n<p>GRATED POTATO MEAT DUMPLINGS<br \/>\nBulvi\u0173 ir m\u0117sos kukuliai<\/p>\n<p>7 to 8 medium potatoes<br \/>\n1 tsp. salt<br \/>\n\u00bd lb. ground meat<br \/>\n4 boiled potatoes<br \/>\n2 eggs<br \/>\n1 small onion<br \/>\nSalt and pepper to taste<br \/>\nPeel and grate raw potatoes; strain through cloth. Add mashed boiled potatoes, salt, pepper and beaten eggs; combine thoroughly. Pat this mixture into oblongs about the size and shape of small frankfurter roll. On each oblong, place a spoonful of meat to which chopped on ion, salt and pepper have been added. Fold potato mixture around meat. Drop into boiling salted water; boil 20 to 25 minutes. Serve with melted butter or sour cream. Fresh or leftover meat can be used. Cottage cheese can be substituted for meat.<\/p>\n<p>FRUIT DUMPLINGS<br \/>\nVaisi\u0173 kold\u0173nai<br \/>\n\u00be cup milk<br \/>\n\u00bd tsp. salt<br \/>\n2 Tbsps. butter<br \/>\n1\u00bd cups flour<br \/>\n2 eggs<br \/>\nPlums or other fruit<br \/>\nMore flour for rolling out dumplings Bring milk, salt and butter to boil; add flour and mix well until dough is stiff and does not stick to mixing spoon and pot. Let cool; add eggs and mix well. Roll out dough; cut into squares. Fill squares with fruit, roll and place in boiling water; boil about 5 minutes or longer, depending on size. Sprinkle with sugar, cottage cheese and butter or sour cream.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COTTAGE CHEESE DUMPLINGS Var\u0161k\u0117\u010diai \u00bd lb. dry cottage cheese 1 egg yolk \u00bd onion, chopped 1 tsp. butter 1\u00bd cups sifted flour 1 egg Salt 1 Tbsp. water (about) Saut\u00e9 onion in butter; combine with cottage cheese and egg yolk. Make dough of flour, egg, salt and water; roll thin on floured board. 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