Lazy dumplings – a simple alternative to cheesecakes: how to cook deliciously

If you don't have time to mess around with cheesecakes, lazy dumplings are a great alternative. This is an elementary dough dish that can be made salty or sweet. You don't need to mold it for a long time and invent a filling – everything is elementary simple and delicious.

A very quick idea for making lazy cottage cheese dumplings was shared by maryna_ivash. It was posted on her Instagram page.

Ingredients:

• cottage cheese – 350 g
• eggs – 1 pc
• sugar – 60 g
• vanilla sugar – 10 g
• flour – 100 g in the dough and 2 tbsp for rolling

Method of preparation:

1. Boil one and a half to two liters of water.
2. Mix cottage cheese, sugar, vanilla sugar, and egg.
3. Beat with an immersion blender until smooth and creamy.
4. Add flour and mix to form a dough.
5. Sprinkle the surface with flour, separate a part of the dough, and make a sausage 3-4 centimeters in diameter.
6. Cut into pieces of 2.5-3 centimeters.
7. Put the dumplings in boiling water and stir immediately to prevent them from sticking.
8. Cook for 8 minutes.
9. Add butter to the hot dumplings and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Mushroom gravy for lazy dumplings

Ingredients for the gravy :

• mushrooms – 400-500 g
• water – 1 cup + 100 ml
• flour – 1 tbsp
• sour cream – 200 ml
• salt, pepper, basil to taste
• herbs

Method of preparation:

1. Peel the mushrooms, and cut them into large pieces.
2. Fry until golden brown, then pour a glass of water over them and simmer for 15-20 minutes, covered.
3. Dissolve the flour in 100 ml of cold water, add sour cream, mix, and add to the mushrooms.
4. Simmer for 10 minutes over low heat, add the herbs, stir, and set aside.
5. When serving, pour this sauce over the lazy dumplings.