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Perogies - Helen’s Perogy Recipe Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Filling
5 lbs of Yukon gold potatoes
1 lb grated cheese

Dough
6 cups flour
1 whole egg
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sour cream
1 1/2 cups warm water
1/4 cup melted butter
6 cooking white onions
Directions:
Directions:
Cook onions in cooking oil, extra salt and sour cream later
Add tsp salt and cream tartar to flour in a large bowl, stir well.
Beat egg with tbsp sour cream, melted butter and add to flour mixture. Add one cup of warm water and mix dough to get lumps out.
Add 1/2 cup more of water or as needed. To get nice consistency and start kneading for a few minutes. When finished kneading, cover dough with damp towel and let rest for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile fry onions in a large fry pan until golden brown.
Divide dough into quarters and cover with a damp cloth to keep from drying out.
Roll out each quarter dough to thickness of less than 1/8 inch and cut into 3 inch squares or circles. Fill dough with one rounded tsp of potatoes/cheese mixture, fold dough over and crimp edges.
Bring large pot of water to boiling and add 18 perogies at a time. Cook until float to top.
Remove with slotted spoon & place large bowl with some oil and fried onions and dash of salt for taste.
Pan fried perogies
Cook perogies in water take out with slotted spoon and put on plate not touch each other. Heat oil (or butter or bacon fat) put perogies into oil. Brown each side do not need a lot oil. Eat with sour cream, fried onion, and cooked chopped bacon
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
7 dozen
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
2-3 hours
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This a Ukrainian recipe that was so good.

 

 

 

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