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Cottage Cheese Dumplings with Goat Cheese and Tomatoes

These pillowy cottage cheese dumplings are called virtinukai in Lithuania, usually eaten with something sweet, like fresh berries or jams, served with sugar and sour cream - a children’s favorite breakfast. That’s how I used to eat them when I was a kid and most of my adult time. But, in my opinion, a savory version elevates these dumplings to another level and turns them into a more sophisticated dish.

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