Favorite recipe of Russian homemade pelmeni dumplings on custard dough. Step by step

Опубликовано: 08 Май 2026
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Homemade dumplings according to this recipe are prepared on the basis of custard dough in boiling water. With egg and vegetable oil. Additionally, in addition to boiling water, to improve the properties of flour, the recipe uses a small technique borrowed from bakers. The result is a dumpling dough that not only rolls out and stretches perfectly, but is also dense enough to hold the meat filling even with a minimum thickness and not get soaked from the juice. Dumplings from such dough do not boil, retain their shape well, and the finished dough turns out tender, tasty and goes well with any minced meat.

Ingredients for dumplings:
According to this recipe, about 120-130 pieces of delicious homemade Russian dumplings (1.4 kg) are obtained
For the custard dumpling dough:
400 g of wheat flour per day
100 g of flour with a high protein content of the "Manitoba" or "Makfa" type with 12% protein content
170 g of hot water (boiling water)
50 g of egg
10 g of salt
50 g of vegetable oil

For minced meat:
500 g minced meat (50/50 beef/pork)
140-150 g of onion
140-150 g of milk or 10% cream
10-13 g of salt
1 g ground black pepper
A detailed step-by-step description of the recipe with all the nuances and notes on our website: https://kulinarnyepraktiki.ru/pelmeni...