Cottage Cheese Dumplings

Description

In Romanian: Coltunasi cu brinza de vaca

Ingredients

• 12 oz / 350 g flour
• 1 egg
• ½ cup water
• salt
• ½ lb / 250 g cottage cheese mixed with 1 egg and a little salt
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup sour cream

Directions

1. Sift the flour, make a nest in the middle and place the egg and salt there.
2. Mix the egg with a little flour, adding some water too.
3. Make stiff dough.
4. Make a ball of the dough, cover with a cloth and let rest for 10 – 15 minutes.
5. Roll a thin sheet and cut 3 inch squares.
6. Place some cheese onto each square and fold to make a triangle, sticking the edges well.
7. As you make the dumplings, place them on a floured surface, covering with a cloth.
8. When all of them are done, place in boiling salted water.
9. Let boil until they rise to the surface.
10. Drain, wash with tepid water, then place on a plate and scald with melted butter.
11. You may serve with sour cream too.