Pampushki

Name: Pampushki
Yield: Serves Four
Cuisine: Russian
Ingredients: ground black pepper; oil, for deep-frying; 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; 75 g/3 oz/scant ½ cup curd (farmer’s) cheese

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
Vegetarian
Eastern Europe
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