Slovenian Buckwheat Dumplings (Ajdovi Vzhajanci)

Ingredients:

250 g white flour

500 g buckwheat flour

40 g yeast

Lukewarm water

Salt

Pork crackling (for dressing)

Cooking Instructions:

Mix the yeast with some lukewarm water and a teaspoon of flour. Put in a warm place and add both sorts of flour, yeast, water and salt; knead thoroughly and allow to rise. When the dough has risen, sprinkle some white flour over a board, place the dough on it, knead and then make into one large or several smaller loaves. Boil this in salted water. When done, remove carefully from the water, cut into slices and dress with the pork crackling.

Vzhajanci are served as a side dish with meat, sauerkraut, grated pickled turnip (kisla repa) or other vegetables; or alternatively, as an individual meal with salad.

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