Dumplings are prepared from different types of dough. There are many ways from which you can choose the most suitable. Some housewives naively believe that the most important thing in this dish is the filling. But this is an erroneous opinion. Cooking dumplings is a serious event, in which each stage is crucial. And the dough is one of the main ingredients. A simple set of products is sufficient for its preparation. Consider the dough recipes for dumplings with potatoes and other fillings.
Three components
This is the easiest test recipe. You only need three ingredients that are always in the house. Take 500 grams of good wheat flour, 3 large spoons of vegetable oil and 2 pinches of salt. We will prepare the dough on the water, and it will take one glass. First, the liquid must be heated to a temperature of about 90 degrees. This will provide strength and elasticity to the dough. Then add salt and vegetable oil to the water. Mix everything and add flour. Knead the cool dough and, wrapping it in cling film, leave for an hour. During this time, you can cook the filling and begin to sculpt dumplings.
Egg dough
The recipes for dumplings with potatoes are so diverse that not every hostess knows the whole list. In the next embodiment, in addition to the main components, a chicken egg is used. So, you need to take 500 grams of wheat flour, 150 grams of water, a pinch of salt and two chicken eggs. An important tip: before making the dough, it is always better to sift the flour, then it will be softer.
Pour the finished flour into a bowl and make a funnel inside. We drive eggs into it, pour salt and pour water. Now gently knead the dough on the water. The finished product should not stick to your hands. Good dough is smooth to the touch and elastic. Now you can sculpt dumplings from it.
Add milk
The above dough recipes for potato dumplings (on water) are just great. But there is a more complicated option. For cooking, you will need one chicken egg, 400 grams of wheat flour, 100 milliliters of milk and a pinch of salt. First, break the egg into a bowl and beat it lightly. After that, add milk and salt. Pour flour into a separate bowl and make a recess in the middle. Then we pour the liquid part there and gently - first with a fork, and then with our hands - knead. Milk dough is firm and elastic. After kneading, you can leave it on the table, covering with a towel, for 20-30 minutes.
Kefir dough
Today you can buy semi-finished products in the store. But, undoubtedly, homemade dough made with your own hands with love is always better. Another good option is the kefir dough. As you can see, you can use any improvised products that are in the house for cooking. Take 400 milliliters of kefir, half a teaspoon of salt, a third of a small spoon of soda, one egg and 800 grams of good quality flour. Kefir is poured into a suitable container.
Separately, slightly beat the eggs, and then add them to the first container. Pour a third of the flour into a separate bowl and pour the mixture of kefir and eggs into it. We begin to knead the dough, and add the rest of the flour as necessary. The finished product should not stick to your hands. It does not matter, this dough is made with milk, water or kefir - it must be kneaded very carefully. Now you can start sculpting dumplings.
Whey dough
Whey is also ideal for making dough. For this recipe you will need a kilogram of good flour, 500 milliliters of whey, half a teaspoon of salt and one chicken egg. Let's start with the egg. It must be broken into a bowl and beat a little. Particular diligence is not worth it. This is not a biscuit, we only need to carefully mix the yolk and protein. Now add salt and whey to the egg. Again, mix well. In a separate bowl, pour flour, which must be pre-sieved.
Part of the flour (about 100-200 g) is left. We will add it as necessary during the kneading test. As usual, we make a depression in the middle of the flour hill and pour the liquid base into it. We begin to gently mix the contents with a fork, and when the mass becomes thicker, knead the dough with your hands. When it becomes elastic and stops sticking to your hands, you need to roll it into a lump, powder it with flour, cover it with a clean kitchen towel and leave it for ten minutes. Then start sculpting the dumplings if the filling is ready.
Choux pastry
Recipes for dumplings with potatoes are original. Take, for example, choux pastry - it has a delicate structure. And you can cook it in milk and in water, with or without eggs. Consider a lean test recipe . To prepare it, you will need two glasses of flour, two large spoons of vegetable oil, a glass of boiling water and a pinch of salt. Now the process itself is important. Pour the flour into a bowl and add salt and vegetable oil to it. Now we begin to pour boiling water into it (cool boiling water). We do it carefully, slowly, in a thin stream.
At the same time it is necessary to knead the mass, making it homogeneous. After that, put the dough on the table and roll it into a thin cake, from which we will cut circles for modeling dumplings. The structure of the dough is such that it will not stick to the surface, and additional flour is not required. Next, take the cooked filling and begin to form the dumplings. In the middle of each circle, lay out a small portion of the filling, fold in half and pinch the edges.
Choux pastry with eggs
You can complicate the recipe and add eggs. Such a dough will no longer be lean. For cooking, you need 2 cups of flour, half a glass of water, a third of a teaspoon of salt, one chicken egg and half a small spoon of sugar. First, mix the egg with salt and sugar.
Then we begin to add boiled hot water to this mixture. At the same time, the contents of the bowl should be intensively mixed so that the protein does not curl. Immediately after this, we begin to pour flour in small portions. Knead the dough, which should turn out smooth, elastic and resemble good plasticine. Now we begin to prepare the dumplings.
Choux pastry in milk
This recipe can be called the most difficult of all, although even a novice hostess can cook the dough in this way. Take 3 cups of flour, three chicken proteins, a glass of milk, half a small spoonful of sugar, a third of tea salt and 40 grams of butter. We put a container on the fire (pan or stewpan) and pour milk into it. Add butter, sugar and salt. We make a big fire until the mixture boils. Then we reduce it, making it medium. No foam should appear on the surface of the milk.
Now we begin to add a glass of flour to the milk. We mix very carefully so that no lumps appear. After that, remove the pan from the heat and cool a little. Next, you need to quickly, without letting them curl up, drive in the proteins. Then add the remaining flour and knead the dough. By consistency, it should not differ from a product prepared according to previous recipes. The dough is soft, supple and tender. From it you can cook delicious dumplings. Step by step you need to perform all the actions - and then everything will surely work out.
The dough in the bread maker
Cooking dumplings can not be called a quick affair. However, a modern hostess can always use the services of technology. The bread machine is a faithful assistant in the kitchen. With its help, you can not only bake different varieties of delicious bread, but also knead the dough without much hassle. It should be noted that this makes the bread machine very high quality. We bring to your attention a universal recipe for dumplings with any filling. It will take 550 grams of flour, 100 milliliters of water, 225 milliliters of milk, half a teaspoon of hydrated soda and half a tablespoon of salt. The principle of operation for all bread machines is the same, so you can take this recipe as a basis, changing only the order of bookmarking products. So let's get started.
We measure the required amount of water and milk. In general, 325 milliliters should be obtained. Dissolve salt and quenched with vinegar in a liquid. Pour the flour into a bucket of a bread machine, and pour the liquid on top. Some models have a different bookmark order. First, all the liquid ingredients are poured into the bowl, and then flour is poured. Read the instructions carefully. Now we expose the necessary program. It can be “pastry” or “pasta dough”. We turn on the bread machine and wait for the end of the batch. The process takes from 15 to 30 minutes, depending on the model.
Mineral Water Dough
Finally, another unusual recipe for making dough for dumplings. Take two eggs, 100 ml of cold mineral water, a pinch of salt, a tablespoon of vegetable oil and flour. The cooking process is standard. Pour the flour into a bowl and make a recess inside. In a separate bowl, mix mineral water, salt, eggs and vegetable oil. Now mix the liquid and dry substances and knead the dough.
Some tips
The main ingredients for making dough are flour and water. To improve the taste, you can add eggs, and replace the water with milk, whey or kefir. Salt put necessarily. Even a small pinch will improve the taste of the dough. It is better to cover the finished product with a towel or wrap in cling film and allow it to “rest” for 20-30 minutes. After that, you can start sculpting dumplings with different fillings. Dumplings are boiled in a sufficient amount of boiling water, in small portions.