Kefir-Dough Vareniki with Onion and Potato

Soft, thin, and incredibly tasty dumplings! We always made vareniki at home with the usual dough — just flour, water, and eggs. Then I came across a recipe for kefir dough, and it turned out even better. I recommend giving these a try.

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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 14 % 5 g
Fats 11 % 4 g
Carbohydrates 74 % 26 g
162 kcal
GI: 33 / 0 / 67

Cooking method

Cooking time: 40 min
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  • Start with the dough. Sift the flour and add the kefir, then stir to combine. Crack in the egg, add salt and a little baking soda. Cover the bowl with a cloth and let the dough rest in the fridge for half an hour. Meanwhile, make the filling. Peel the potatoes and boil them, just as you would for mashed potatoes. Peel and dice the onions, then sauté them in vegetable oil. Stir the onions into the potatoes and mash everything together, seasoning with salt and pepper to taste. Take the dough out of the fridge and roll it into a thin sheet. Cut out rounds and place a spoonful of the potato filling on each. Fold and seal the vareniki, then boil them in salted water. Serve them hot, drizzled with melted butter. Enjoy!

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Ripe potatoes - 80  kcal/100g
  • Baked potatoes - 70  kcal/100g
  • Mashed potatoes - 380  kcal/100g
  • Boiled potatoes - 82  kcal/100g
  • Potatoes in uniform - 74  kcal/100g
  • Fried potatoes - 192  kcal/100g
  • Chicken egg - 157  kcal/100g
  • Egg white - 45  kcal/100g
  • Egg powder - 542  kcal/100g
  • Egg yolk - 352  kcal/100g
  • Ostrich egg - 118  kcal/100g
  • Ground black pepper - 255  kcal/100g
  • Whole durum wheat flour fortified - 333  kcal/100g
  • Whole durum wheat flour universal - 364  kcal/100g
  • Flour krupchatka - 348  kcal/100g
  • Flour - 325  kcal/100g
  • Kefir fat - 62  kcal/100g
  • Kefir of 1% fat content - 38  kcal/100g
  • Low-fat kefir - 30  kcal/100g
  • Kefir 'doctor beefy' 1,8% fat content - 45  kcal/100g
  • Kefir 2.5% fat content - 53  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • Onion - 41  kcal/100g
  • Sunflower oil - 898  kcal/100g
  • Refined sunflower oil - 899  kcal/100g
  • Baking soda - 0  kcal/100g

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