Puffy steamed dumplings with cherries: how to quickly prepare a successful dish

Dumplings is a favorite dish of many people. Hearty, tasty and very simple - what could be better. They can be boiled in an ordinary pot, as they are usually done. Or you can steam them - that's how dumplings turn out especially soft and lush.

Food blogger Yana(yanulyalove) shared a recipe for steamed dumplings with cherries on her Instagram page .

Ingredients:

• kefir - 500 ml
• baking soda - 1 tsp.
• salt - 1 tsp.
• sugar - 2 tsp.
• flour - 5-6 tbsp.
• cherries - 400 g

Method of preparation:

1. In a bowl mix kefir and baking soda. Stir with a whisk until a "cap" appears.

2. Pour in salt and sugar. Stir and leave for 5 minutes.

3. Add the flour and knead the dough. It will be soft. Cover with a towel and leave for 20 minutes.

4. Meanwhile, remove the pips from the cherries.

5. Roll the dough into a sausage, cut into pieces. Roll each piece in flour.

6. Put the filling in the center and sprinkle with sugar. Fix the sides.

7. Pour water into a saucepan and bring to the boil. Place a colander and cover with gauze.

8. Lay out the dumplings, leaving plenty of space between them.

9. Cover them with a plate and cook for 5-7 minutes.