Pierogi with Cherries Recipe (Vareniki) | Вареники с вишней

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt provides creaminess with fewer calories.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: bread flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is plant-based and dairy-free.

cherries

🥗Healthier: blueberries

💰Cheaper: frozen cherries

Blueberries are nutritious and often less expensive.

Add eggs, buttermilk, warm water, and sour cream into a bowl and whisk until combined.

Switch to a dough hook and slowly add sifted flour with salt, mixing well.

Knead the dough for 5 to 10 minutes, adding flour if it seems wet.

Transfer the dough to a floured surface and knead by hand for another 5 to 10 minutes.

Wrap the dough in cling film and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Drain the juice from the cherries and mix with sugar.

Roll out a piece of dough into a square, adding flour as needed.

Cut circles from the dough using a cookie cutter.

Place two cherries on each circle, fold, and seal the edges.

Boil the pierogi in salted water for 7 to 12 minutes until they float.

Serve with more cherries on top.

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