What are mannyky and how to cook them: a traditional Ukrainian recipe

Mannyky or semolina pies are a traditional Ukrainian dish that is mostly found in the Poltava region. They look like round pies with a filling. Mannyky are made with semolina, but they need to be formed quickly while the semolina is still hot so that it doesn't stick together when cold. The dish is fried in a pan. Thanks to this, the pies are very tender inside and have a light, pleasant crust on the outside.

Food blogger Tetyana (tanyushina) shared a recipe for semolina pies with sweet cottage cheese filling on her Instagram page.

Ingredients:

Dough:

• milk - 500 ml
• semolina - 6-7 tbsp.
• salt - a pinch
• sugar

Filling:

• cottage cheese - 200 g
• eggs - 1 pc
• sugar

Additionally:

• eggs - 1 pc.

Method of preparation:

1. First, prepare the filling. To do this, mix all the ingredients until smooth.

2. Then proceed to the preparation of the dough. Mix semolina, salt and sugar.

3. Put the milk on the fire and bring to a boil. Stirring constantly, add semolina. Cook for about 5 minutes until a thick porridge is formed.

4. Sprinkle flour on the work surface beforehand. Spread a few spoons of semolina porridge.

5. Put the filling in the center and, dipping your hands in flour, form round pies. Keep the pan with semolina covered with a lid so that the porridge does not have time to cool.

6. Dip each pie in egg and fry in butter on both sides.

7. Serve with sour cream.