Delicious steamed dumplings with cherries and strawberries

Here's a recipe for fluffy and juicy steamed dumplings with cherries that never stick together and hold their shape well. The dish is as tasty as the one your grandmother used to make when you were a child.

The recipe for these dumplings was shared by food blogger Yulia Senych. On Instagram, she said that strawberries can also be added to the filling.

Ingredients for 22 pcs

• kefir - 250 ml
• salt - a pinch
• flour - 300 g

Ingredients for the filling

• strawberries - 100 gr
• cherry - 100 g
• sugar - to taste
• starch - 1 tsp
• butter for greasing

Method of preparation

1. Add salt and baking soda to slightly warm kefir, mix with flour and add kefir. Knead soft, slightly sticky dough for 2-3 minutes.

2. Cover with cling film and leave for 15 minutes.

3. Wash berries from dirt and remove pits. Cut strawberries into small pieces.

4. Mix sugar and starch in a separate bowl.

5. Knead the dough and roll it out into a medium-thick layer. Cut out circles of medium diameter (~6 cm) with a glass.

6. Put the filling, sprinkle with sugar and starch and pinch the edges well.

7. Place the dumplings on a floured board.

8. Pour 1/3 of the water into the pot. Put the cheesecloth on top and wrap it with a rope so that the cheesecloth is well stretched.

9. Bring the water to a boil and sprinkle the cheesecloth with water.

10. Put the dumplings in, cover and cook for 6 minutes.

11. Brush the dumplings with butter and sprinkle with sugar.