“Štruklji”, or rolled dumplings, made of cottage cheese or “skuta” are a Slovenian typical dish. They are suitable either as garnishment for meat dishes (in which case, we prepare them salty), or as a dessert – this one we make with semolina, but it’s just one of varieties. I tried pouring hot blueberry marmelade and powdering with coconut over them instead of bread crumbs and the result was excellent!
However, I must warn you, that this dessert can be quite heavy.

Mix the cottage cheese, semolina, honey and vanilla sugar in a bowl. Stir well to obtain a homogeneous but not too dense dough. Spread on a desk the cloth that we have previously boiled in water with some vinegar, pour the dough on the middle of it and roll the cloth in the form of a sausage. Tie both ends with thread, in order for the dough not to spill out.

Boil water in a wider pot and salt it, then place the “sausage” carefully into water and let it boil at middle temperature for about half an hour. Check with the tip of a knife/fork if the dough is solid enough – this means it’s cooked.

Take the “sausage” out of water with precaution and turn it over the board. Give it some moments to cool down a bit, then cut the threads and unroll the cloth. Now cut the dough into slices of 2 cms and put them on a plate.
Prepare the dressing: heat some oil, add bread crumbs and fry for a while with constant stiring. If desired we can add some sugar, then pour over the štruklji.