Lazy dumplings are the simplest dish made from cottage cheese. However, some, especially novice housewives, do not know how to cook them. We correct injustice, learn to cook lazy dumplings, and learn how to freeze them for future use.
Lazy dumplings are loved by many. They are easy to prepare, very quick, tasty and healthy. Cottage cheese dumplings are very popular both among children and adults. Therefore, sometimes we have to deal with the freezing of this product for future use, so that a quick breakfast will turn out for the time until the water has time to boil plus a few minutes for cooking. Therefore, it is important to know how to properly freeze lazy dumplings with cottage cheese so that they do not lose their taste for a long time and are convenient for defrosting. In the preparation of this recipe, as in any other, there are peculiarities that you should know. Then you will never be disappointed with the result you get.
- The dough will be light if a small amount of flour is added to it. The more flour, the harder the dough and the lightness will disappear.
- If desired, you can add vanilla extract, vanilla sugar, pieces of fruit, berries, poppy seeds, etc. to the dough for dumplings.
- Dip the dumplings in boiling boiling water. Stir them slightly and cook over medium heat. If you put them in just hot or boiling water, they will creep and turn into an unappetizing mass.
- Dumplings are boiled for 1-3 minutes at a low boil.
- Ready-made dumplings are served immediately, because cooled and heated are not tasty.
- It is better to freeze dumplings in small portions, so that one portion is enough for one meal.
- Freezing requires a cutting board, tray or baking sheet, and plastic cling film.
See also how to make delicious cherry dumplings.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 299 kcal.
- Servings - 3
- Cooking time - 30 minutes
Ingredients:
- Cottage cheese - 500 g
- Salt - a pinch
- Honey - 4-5 tablespoons (can be replaced with sugar to taste)
- Wheat flour - 100-150 g
- Eggs - 2 pcs.
Step by step preparation of freezing lazy dumplings, recipe with photo:
1. Put cottage cheese in a container for kneading dough. It should be of moderate humidity, because more flour will have to be added to the strongly watery cottage cheese, from which the dumplings will be flour. Therefore, if the curd is watery, then remove the excess whey first. Hang the cottage cheese in cheesecloth for half an hour to allow excess moisture in the glass.
The fat percentage of the curd is not important. You can take any. This only affects the calorie content of the dish.
2. Add flour and a pinch of salt to the curd.
3. Place eggs and honey next.
4. Stir the dough until smooth and smooth.
5. Divide the dough into pieces and roll each of them into a length of a thin sausage about 3 cm thick.
6. Cut the curd sausage into small portions.
7. Wrap a baking sheet or board with cling film so that frozen dumplings can be easily removed from it. Put the dumplings on a board and send them to the freezer by turning on the "fast" freezing mode and the temperature of -23 ° С.
When the lazy dumplings are completely frozen, remove them from the baking sheet, put them in a bag, sprinkled with flour so that they do not stick together, and send them for further storage in the freezer. When you cook them, immerse the frozen dumplings in boiling water, without first defrosting them.
See also a video recipe on how to freeze lazy dumplings with cottage cheese.
