Koldūnai -- Lithuanian Dumplings

These dumplings are similar to Russian Palmeni with some slight differences in the dough. These are delicious and relatively easy (though labor-intensive) to make.
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Recipe (serves 4)
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360 g all purpose flour
220ml milk
2.5 spoons of oil
Salt to taste (I added 1t)
500g minced meat (chicken or pork usually)
1 medium onion
salt and pepper to taste
Boil the milk. Add salt, oil and milk to lour and kneed into a soft, non-sticky, pliable dough. Cover and let sit at least 15 minutes.
Mix the onions and meat together, and season with salt and pepper. Mix into a homogeneous mass.
Roll a snake out of the dough (doens't need to be all at once) and cut into uniform pieces (I used 12-15g pieces). Roll into circles with a drinking glass or rolling pin. Place a spoonfull of filling into the dough circle, fold, and seal.
Boil 6-8 min. Serve ith chicken broth, parsley and/or green onions, and sour cream.

[@geertboer7548]

Thanks a lot. My wife will like this. 👍

[@WorldTravelerCooking]

Glad you like it!

[@trleith]

So you do want to develop some gluten. By the time you get to that point you really can't add water and get it incorporated. Ground veal. Maybe a tortilla press would work. If it isn't perfectly round it means it's authentic; that's what my mother always said. I guess you're cooking the meat mixture in the dough -- it's not pre-cooked.
So these dumplings get me protein and starch -- what veggie would be alongside in Lithuania?

[@WorldTravelerCooking]

You need some gluten but not too much. This approach worked really really well.

[@alinabajorunaite8078]

a waste of time… roll out a large and thin sheet of dough, take a glass and press it into a mold. the sides should be authentically folded with your hands, not with a fork. But, I believe, that a taste is the same good! 🥰
P.s. Highly recomend add some butter with sourcream 🙂

[@WorldTravelerCooking]

Thanks for the tips! I also think using the dumpling machines might be a good option also.

[@trleith]

@@WorldTravelerCooking That would be less authentic 😉

[@WorldTravelerCooking]

Hahaha. It certainly woudl be different.