Pierogies

Name: Pierogies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Eastern European, European
Ingredients: 1 stick butter or margarine; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting; 24 servings Kosher salt; 1 small onion, chopped; 473 milliliters mashed potatoes (white or sweet); 177 milliliters milk (soy or whole)

Pierogies is a vegetarian hor d'oeuvre. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains around 2g of protein, 4g of fat, and a total of 88 calories. This recipe serves 24. If you have potatoes, flour, kosher salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. This recipe is typical of Eastern European cuisine.

Instructions

Combine the flour, milk and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a food processor. Pulse until the dough forms into a ball.

Ingredients you will need

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Milk

Salt

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Food Processor

Roll out the dough on a floured board and cut into 2 1/2- by 2 1/2-inch squares. Drop about 2 teaspoons of mashed potato in the center of a dough square. Dip a finger in water, run it around the edge of the square, fold the potato inside and pinch the edges to seal. Repeat with the remaining dough and potato filling.

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Potato

Dough

Water

Roll

Dip

Place the finished pierogies onto floured sheet pans.

Bring a large pot of salted water to a rolling boil and drop the pierogies in. When they all float to the top, they are done, 3 to 4 minutes. Strain and place in a bowl.

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Water

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Bowl