Fruit Dumplings

• softened butter2 tablespoons
• sugar↗2 tablespoons
• eggs, slightly beaten↗2
• small curd cottage cheese↗2 cups
• flour↗3 cups
• fruit, of choice
• milk↗

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Cream butter with sugar.

2. 2

   Add eggs, stirring hard.

3. 3

   Add cottage cheese and flour.

4. 4

   Stir well and gradually add enough milk to make a soft dough.

5. 5

   Roll out on floured board (not too thin), and cut in squares. Into each square put a blue plum, apricot or sweet cherries. Pinch corners together and roll into a ball.

6. 6

   Boil dumplings in a large pot filled with rapidly boiling, salted water for 10-12 minutes.

7. 7

   Serve with melted butter and a mixture of sugar and cinnamon.