Christmas is celebrated on January 7 according to the Julian calendar.. On the eve of the holiday, on Christmas Eve on January 6, housewives must prepare 12 Lenten dishes, among which the main ones are kutya, dumplings and compote..

Vareniki with sauerkraut.

Ingredients:.

Water - 150 ml.

Wheat flour - 600 g.

Sauerkraut - 300 g.

Onion - 2 pcs.

Vegetable oil - 4-5 tbsp.

Salt - 0.5 h.

Ground black pepper - to taste.

Cooking:.

Take half a kilo of flour and add a little salt. Add water and knead the dough until it comes off the bowl.

Sprinkle the countertop with flour and knead the dough well with your hands.. You need to do this for 7-10 minutes, at least. Let the dough stand at room temperature for 20 minutes.

Cut a piece of dough into two parts and roll each with a rolling pin as thin as possible.. Cut out circles with a glass.

Put about a tablespoon of cabbage in the middle and pinch the edges tightly.

Cut one onion into thin half rings or cubes and fry until golden brown.

Put dumplings into boiling salted water. When they float to the top, boil them for 3-4 minutes..

Ready dumplings should be sprinkled with fried onions.

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Sweet dumplings with apples.

Ingredients:.

Flour - 3 tbsp.

Water - 3/4 tbsp.

Sugar - 1/2 tbsp.

Cinnamon - to taste.

Cooking:.

Knead the dough and roll it out not too thin on a floured surface..

Peel apples and cut into strips. Sprinkle with sugar and let stand to let excess juice flow out.. Sprinkle apples with ground cinnamon.

Put the filling on the circles of dough and glue the edges.

Boil in salted water for 1 minute after the dumplings rise to the surface.

Carefully remove the finished dumplings from the boiling water and serve..

Lazy songs dumplings with potatoes.

350 g mashed potatoes;

90 g flour;

dill, spices;

1 bulb;

30 ml vegetable oil.

Cooking:.

Add flour, dill and a little salt to mashed potatoes. kneading the dough. Make a long sausage, cut it into small pieces a little smaller than classic dumplings.

Put the pieces in boiling water, cook for 3-4 minutes. We take out with a slotted spoon.

Fry the onion in vegetable oil, add to the dumplings, mix.

The finished dish can be served on the table.