Pampushki

Name: Pampushki
Yield: Serves Four
Cuisine: Russian
Ingredients: ground black pepper; oil, for deep-frying; 75 g/3 oz/scant ½ cup curd (farmer’s) cheese; 30 ml/2 tbsp chopped fresh chives; 225 g/8 oz/2⅔ cups cooked mashed potato; 2.5 ml/½ tsp salt; 675 g/1½ lb potatoes, peeled

Preparation info

Serves
Four

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Complete Guide to Traditional Jewish Cooking

By Marlena Spieler

Published 2016

About

Just the sound of the word “Pampushki” brings a smile to the face of those lucky enough to have tasted them in their childhood. When these crunchy Russian potato dumplings are split open, a tasty cheese and chive filling is revealed.

Ingredients

675 g/1½ lb potatoes, peeled
225 g/8

Europe
Russia
Starter
Eastern Europe
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Coarsely grate the raw potatoes and squeeze out as much water as possible. Put them in a bowl with the mashed potato, salt and black pepper. Mix together. In another bowl, mix the curd cheese and chives together.
Using a spoon and you