Cookbook:Kovaim (Hungarian Cheese Dumplings)

| Cuisine of Hungary | Vegetarian cuisine

Kovaim are Hungarian cheese dumplings. They go well with cheddar cheese and ketchup.

Dough

 * 300 g flour
 * 3 large eggs
 * ½ cup water
 * Salt to taste

Filling

 * Dry ricotta cheese
 * Salt to taste

Procedure

 * 1) Mix the flour, salt, eggs and water into a dough. Knead it until it is very smooth.
 * 2) Cover the dough in a plastic bowl, and let it rest for at least half an hour.
 * 3) Combine the ricotta and salt to make the filling.
 * 4) Roll the dough out into a sheet as thin as possible (about 3 mm thick). Cut into squares, and fill each square with some filling. Fold the dough over the filling diagonally to make a triangular dumpling.
 * 5) Boil the dumplings in water for about 5 minutes.
 * 6) Serve hot.

Notes, tips, and variations

 * You can also fill these dumplings with cooked potatoes and onions, or ricotta cheese with sugar for a sweet dumpling.
 * You could add some spicier cheese to the filling like cheddar, or even Parmesan, but make sure this is not more than a third of the filling.