Potato Vareniki

Potato vareniki - a warm, family-favorite dish everyone loves: soft, elastic dough made with warm water, a mashed potato filling, and golden fried onions. Make them with love for your family - so delicious!

Potato Vareniki

Homemade vareniki filled with mashed potatoes and topped with fried onions, made on a soft, elastic dough with warm water and vegetable oil.

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Prep Time 40 minutes mins

Cook Time 5 minutes mins

Dough resting and freezing 45 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins

Servings: 4 servings

Course: Vareniki and pelmeni

Cuisine: Home cooking

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

Dough

• 400 g flour
• 0.5 tsp baking powder
• 250 ml warm water
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil

Filling

• mashed potatoes
• fried onions

Method

 

1. Sift the flour onto the counter and mix with the baking powder. Make a well in the center and pour in the vegetable oil.
2. Gradually add the warm water while kneading the dough. Knead until smooth, about 5 minutes - the dough should be soft and elastic.
3. Shape the dough into a ball, dust with flour, cover with a towel and let it rest on the counter for 35 minutes.
4. While the dough rests, make the mashed potatoes and fry the onions in a skillet until golden.
5. Roll the dough out thin, cut out circles with a glass, fill with mashed potato and pinch the edges closed.
6. Before cooking, freeze the shaped vareniki in the freezer for about 10 minutes.
7. Cook in boiling water for 4-5 minutes, remove and top with fried onions. Enjoy!
   

Notes

Freezing before cooking helps the vareniki hold their shape and prevents them from falling apart.