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Plated vareniki.
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Strawberry Vareniki (Strawberry Pierogies)

These strawberry vareniki are made with a tender dumpling dough and a fragrant fresh strawberry filling. Strawberry-lovers, these are calling your name!
Course Dessert
Cuisine Ukrainian
Keyword Strawberry Vareniki, Vareniki
Prep Time 50 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 70 vareniki
Calories 38kcal
Author Natalya Drozhzhin

Ingredients

Strawberry Filling

  • 1 lb strawberries
  • 1/3 cup sugar

Vareniki Dough

  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tbsp sour cream
  • 1/2 cup lukewarm water
  • 1 cup lukewarm milk
  • 4 cups all purpose flour may need more depending on the brand
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
US Units - Metric

Instructions

Strawberry Filing

  • Wash the strawberries and cut them into small pieces. Measure out the sugar in a separate bowl.
    Cut up strawberries in a bowl.

Vareniki Dough

  • In the bowl of a stand mixer or a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, sour cream, lukewarm water, and milk until evenly combined.
    Mixing bowl with water and sour cream in a mixing bowl
  • Add the flour, sugar, and salt to the liquid ingredients. Using the dough hook attachment or your hands, knead the dough until it is no longer sticky.
    Pierogi dough in a bowl

Making Vareniki

  • Transfer the dough to a well-floured surface and roll it out to about 3 mm thickness (or two stacked pennies) with a rolling pin. Using the floured rim of a glass or a biscuit cutter, stamp out circles in the dough.
    Pierogi dough rolled out cut out
  • Working with one circle at a time, lightly stretch out the dough in your hand. Fill the center with a spoonful of strawberries and a sprinkle of sugar.
    Strawberries with sugar in the center of the dough.
  • Fold the dough over to form a half-circle and firmly pinch the edges together with your fingers. Make sure the edges are tightly sealed so the filling doesn't leak out.
    Varenik is pinched at edges.
  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add 10-20 vareniki at a time and cook until they float to the top.
    Vareniki boiling in a pot.
  • Drain the vareniki or take them out with a slotted spoon, then immediately toss them with a few small slices of unsalted butter. Optionally, serve them with sour cream, more strawberries, and/or sugar. Enjoy!
    Plated vareniki.

Nutrition

Calories: 38kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.4g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 37mg | Potassium: 25mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 15IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 0.4mg