There is a stereotype that dumplings are food for bachelors. Although, all housewives who cook semi-finished products on their own, and do not buy in stores, will argue with this statement. So much work needs to be done to feed the family with a “bachelor's dinner”, not every man will cope with this task. And how much time you have to spend!
First you need to choose high-quality meat, make minced meat from it. But the secret of successful dumplings is not only in the correct filling, it is worth taking care of another, no less important ingredient - dough. There are many options for its preparation, so choosing a really worthwhile one is not easy, especially for beginners.
Even if you consider yourself an experienced chef, pay attention to our selection of the best dumpling dough recipes. All of them differ in their components, so they will come in handy at one time or another, because often there are situations when there is no product in the refrigerator, but you don’t want to go to the store.
We present you the 10 best dumplings dough recipes: a list of the most delicious homemade cooking options (with vegetable oil, herbs and others) - a simple step-by-step explanation with a photo.
10. On whey
A good recipe for dough, which allows the use of waste after making homemade cottage cheese.
Ingredients: flour, whey, eggs, salt.
Take the first three ingredients in a 4: 1: 1 ratio. Sift 4 cups flour, 1 a glass of whey mix with egg, salt to taste. Pour the liquid into the flour and start mixing. First do this with a spoon, then put the dough on a board and knead thoroughly.
When it becomes uniform, roll the ball, pack it in cling film or a plastic bag and leave it for 20 minutes. After the required time, you can start sculpting dumplings.
9. In milk
One of the most common options used by Russian women.
Products: flour - 0.5 kg, 200 ml of milk, 1 egg, Art. spoon of unrefined oil, salt.
Prepare the flour, put it in a bowl, break the egg there, salt. Milk warm a little and pour in to the rest of the ingredients, add a spoonful of oil. After kneading, the dough should rest for 30 minutes.
A bit of history. Where did the dumplings first appear? Unfortunately, there is no exact answer to this question. Many countries attribute the authorship of this dish to themselves. In Russia, they began to be popular in the 15th century. True, they were eaten by residents of Siberia and the Urals. Dumplings came to the central part of the country only in the 19th century.
8. On kefir
The recipe is suitable not only for dumplings, but also for dumplings. You can kill two birds with one stone and provide the family with different semi-finished products, spending much less time on this.
Ingredients: 0.5 liters of kefir, an egg, 4.5 cups flour, ½ teaspoon of soda, teaspoon of salt and sugar.
Warm up kefirput salt and soda there. Sift flour, put in a large bowl. Beat the egg with sugar and pour into the flour, then send the kefir. Knead the dough until it becomes elastic. If the flour is not enough, take another. Let the dough stand for at least 30 minutes, then you can start cooking the dumplings.
Useful advice. The dough will not work if you use cold kefir, so do not spare time for heating. This applies to any recipe. No matter which ingredient you use, milk or water, it should be at room temperature.
7. In boiling water
Products: 0.5 kg of flour, half a teaspoon of salt, a glass of water.
Boil water. Sift the flour thoroughly at this time. Do not neglect this stage, it will be saturated with oxygen, the dough will be soft and elastic. Add salt and vegetable oil. Pour boiling water, mix the mass with a spoon.
Once it cools down a bit, start kneading the dough. Cover it with a clean towel and leave for 30 to 40 minutes.
6. On mineral water
A simple and quick recipe, and also very economical. The recipe is good because the dough does not boil and if you do not get the dumplings on time, nothing bad will happen.
Ingredients: a glass of mineral water, 1 teaspoon of salt and sugar, 4 cups of flour, an egg.
Mix the egg with salt and sugar. Pour it into the sifted flour, proceed to knead the dough. When it is ready, leave it for a while, let it stand for about 20 minutes. As soon as you start making dumplings, you will understand what are the advantages of this recipe. The dough does not require a lot of flour, dumplings stick well.
5. On cucumber juice
This recipe is little known to the masses, since it will take a lot of time to implement the idea. Want to surprise guests? Proceed. You will need to do two types of test. Products will be the same except for one ingredient.
It is necessary: 200 g of flour, half an egg, salt, vegetable oil - 1 teaspoon, water 70 ml (for the second version of the test - peel cucumber juice, as many as 7-8 cucumbers).
Knead the dough number 1. The process is exactly the same as in the previous recipes. For test number 2, take cucumbers, peel them. We need only the peel, grind it in a blender, add a few tablespoons of water. Get cucumber juice green. It is necessary to knead the dough on it.
As soon as it “settles down” a little, divide each into eight equal parts. Roll the same circles, put them on top of each other, alternating colors, then cut into two parts, put one of them on top, sprinkle the bottom with water. Let the dough lie for another 10 minutes.
Now you can start the formation of dumplings. To do this, cut thin plates (no more than 3 mm) and roll to the required thickness. If the recipe is too complicated for you, you can make a green dough. It will look no worse, and the trouble with it is much less.
4. No eggs
Products: 0.6 kg of flour, a glass of water, salt - ½ teaspoon.
Pour warm water into the sifted flour, salt. Knead egg-free dough. As soon as it stops sticking to your hands and the surface on which you are cooking, wrap it in cling film and leave it alone for half an hour.
3. In the bread maker
If you have an assistant in the kitchen, you don’t even have to bother with the dough. In any case, it will turn out successful.
You can choose any recipe from the above.
Combine all liquid and soluble (salt, sugar) ingredients, pour them into a container bread makers. Now send the flour there. Select the desired program and wait until the bread maker makes the dough for you. After the end of time do not rush to get the dough, it needs a rest.
2. Choux
Ingredients: 400 g flour, a glass of water, 2 eggs, 4 tbsp. tablespoons of refined oil, a pinch of salt.
Combine eggs, salt and vegetable oil. Sift the flour and pour it into small pieces, gently mixing so that there are no lumps. Pour boiling water over the mixture without interrupting stirring. You can use a mixer.
Choux pastry you need to not only knead, but also beat off a little. It will become ductile and pliable. Wait a bit, after 20 minutes you can sculpt dumplings.
1. Vitamin
This dough looks interesting and can enrich the body with vitamins, their taste is also very original. The fact is that finely chopped greens are added to the dough. Dill or parsley, any to your taste. Put it in the first stage of mixing in a liquid mixture (kefir, milk or water).
Your household will be surprised, it is also a good way to impress guests. No one can resist vitamin dumplings, and other housewives will definitely ask you for a recipe.