Pierogies - Homemade, Another Variation
photo by Mimi Bobeck
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
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Dough
- 6 cups flour
- 10 ounces sour cream
- 4 eggs
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons salt
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons baking powder
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Filling
- 2 1⁄2 lbs potatoes, cooked and mashed (Never use the dried, or boxed mashed potatoes, always use real potato)
- 3⁄4 lb cheddar cheese, grated
- 1⁄4 cup melted butter
- 5 eggs (reserve 1 egg white)
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To fry pierogi
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 1 cup chopped onion
directions
- For filling: Combine mashed potatoes, grated cheese, melted butter and 4 eggs.
- Separate remaining egg and put yolk into the filling, the white into a small bowl and set aside.
- Egg white is used to seal filling inside dough circles.
- For dough: Combine ingredients for dough, adding a sprinkling of water if necessary.
- Roll out dough, press out circles. (An empty soup can may be used to make circles out of the rolled dough.)
- Brush egg white all around inner edge of circles.
- Put 1 tablespoon filling in center; top with another circle and press with fork to seal edges together.
- Cooking: Put water into deep pot and bring to boil.
- Drop pierogi into water a few at a time.
- They will sink to the bottom and when they float to the surface, remove and drain.
- Repeat until all pierogi are cooked.
- In heavy skillet melt butter and add onions.
- Cook onion until transparent; add pierogi and fry golden.
- Serve hot with onion.
- To freeze: Dust with flour, put on cookie sheet and freeze.
- When ready to use, put frozen pierogi in boiling water and proceed as above.
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Reviews
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The pierogies were very good but I had a difficult time with the dough. It was challenging to get the dough stretched out. Am I missing a trick? I also had a lot of left over filling when I was done. Also, water works well to seal the dough as well.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Mimi Bobeck
United States
Very busy nanny/au pair, working for a very rich and snooty family, in a very large home, in a very snooty village. Just in case my employer comes here, please don't ask where I am from, or I'll be sacked like the last nanny was. ;-) I take care of 4 gorgeous, and darling kids. 3 girls and a boy. The boy is the youngest (and my favorite). They are great children, very, very active. (Hyper)
I love to cook. I guess that's a given, why else would I be here. Part of my job is also to prepare meals for the family. The more they like my food, the longer I get to stay. (just a little joke)
On my day off, I usually go out to the cinema or some dance clubs with the other au pairs in this town. That's about it I think.