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New Year's Eve
Polish Pierogi
Polish New Year's dumplings - filled with potato-cheese mixture. Represents prosperity and family togetherness.
110
Total Minutes
8
Servings
Vegetarian
Cooking Times
60 min
Prep Time
50 min
Cook Time
110 min
Total Time
Ingredients (9 items)
4.00 cups
All-purpose flour
2.00
Eggs
0.50 cup
Sour cream
0.50 cup
Water
warm
2.00 lbs
Potatoes
for filling
1.00 lb
Farmers cheese
or cottage cheese
2.00 large
Onions
caramelized
0.50 cup
Butter
6.00 slices
Bacon
cooked and crumbled
Instructions (9 steps)
1
Mix flour, eggs, sour cream, water into dough. Knead until smooth.
8 minutes
2
Rest dough covered 30 minutes.
30 minutes
3
Boil and mash potatoes, mix with cheese and half the onions.
25 minutes
4
Roll dough thin, cut 3-inch circles.
5
Place spoonful of filling on each circle.
6
Fold and seal edges tightly into half-moon shape.
7
Boil pierogi in salted water until they float, about 3 minutes.
3 minutes
8
Pan-fry boiled pierogi in butter until golden.
6 minutes
9
Serve topped with remaining caramelized onions, bacon, sour cream.