Vushka (little ear dumplings)

Course: Various Breads Bakery Dumplings and Dim sum
Cuisine: Russian
Yield: 10
Vushka (little ear dumplings) ingredients
- 2 c unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 t Salt
- 1 large Egg yolks
- 1⁄2 c Evaporated Milk, OR
- 1⁄2 c Whole milk
- 1 t Oil Or Mrlted butter
Cooking Vushka (little ear dumplings)
1. Combine the flour and salt, blending well.
2. Add the milk, egg yolk, and oil, again blending well.
3. Allow to rest for 5 minutes.
4. Kneadi for about minutes and form into a ball.
5. (this may be done in a processor).
6. Cover and set aside for 15 minutes or so. On a floured surface, roll out a third of the dough, into a rectangle 1/8th inch thick.
7. Turn the dough and roll from the center, so that all the dough in the rectangle is even in thickness.
8. Run a hand under the dough to loosen it. Dusti with flour and flip over and dust with flour.
9. With a sharp knife, cut into 1 ½-inch squares.
10. Place a teaspoon of mushroom filling (see the next recipe in this series) in each square, being careful not to smear the edges.
11. Foldi on the diagonal to make a triangle.
12. Pinchi together the two bottom corners, wrapping it around your thumb with the point up (to resemble small ears on a cat), making sure that the edges have bonded or the stuffing will boil out. Place on cookie sheets covered with dish towels lightly dusted with flour.
13. Repeat with the other pieces of dough, saving the scraps for last as the dough gets a little tougher when worked.
14. Drop 10 or 12 vushka into 6 to 8 cups of rapidly boiling water and stir once with a wooden spoon, (the wooden spoon is very important as a metal one will lower the temperature of the water).
15. Do not cover.
16. When they float to the top, cook 1 minut, then remove with a slotted spoon to a strainer.
17. Cool on a lightly oiled plate without crowding.
18. Repeat until all are cooked.
19. Cover and set aside.
20. These may be frozen and then reheated in boiling water.
21. (do not overcook when reheating).
22. To serve: place 4 or 5 vushka in soup plates and pour hot borsch over them.
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