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Pierogies

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"My great grandmother's recipe. A little bit of work, but well worth it. We make about 200 every Christmas Eve, and everyone can't wait. The amounts for the ingredients is an estimate, because my great-grandmother does not measure! Serve with a side of sour cream." — gclark

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Original recipe makes 48 pierogies Change Servings

1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups cold mashed potatoes

1/2 cup butter
2 large onions, chopped

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Directions

Place the sour cream in a large bowl, and mix in flour to make a dough. Roll the dough out on a floured surface about 1/16 inch thick, and cut rounds about 3 1/2 inches across using a cookie cutter or a glass. Re-roll the unused dough to make more rounds, up to 4 times -- after that, it gets hard to work with.
Place about 1 teaspoon of mashed potatoes in the center of each dough round, fold over into a half-moon shape, and press and seal the edges with a fork. Set the filled pierogies aside under a towel to prevent drying.
Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat, and cook and stir the onions until translucent, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove the cooked onions and set aside, leaving butter in the skillet.
Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil, and carefully drop a few filled pierogies at a time into the boiling water. After they float to the surface, allow them to gently boil for about 4 minutes.
Re-heat the butter in the skillet over medium heat. Gently scoop the pierogies out of the water (they break easily) and place them in the skillet to brown on the bottom, about 3 minutes. Place the fried pierogies on a buttered baking sheet, sprinkle them with the cooked onions, and keep warm in the oven on low setting until served.

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Most Helpful Positive Review

Oct 06, 2009

The dough gets an "A" for simplicity. It calls for 2c mashed potatoes. I take that to mean already prepared mashed potatoes, so how you make your potatoes is up to you. I added cheese and onions to mine.

—DIZ♥

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Oct 09, 2009

I married a Ukrainian so I KNOW pierogies lol We make hundreds of them at a time a few dozen times a year. To add some actual flavor to this recipe add onion powder to the dough at least 1/2 teaspoon and some PEPPER to the potatoes I added tellicherry fresh cracked pepper and some chives as well. With the onions omg add them to the potatos themselves!! Carmalize them and add them to the mashed potatoes ,and make sure to season the potatoes with sea salt and pepper and once u add the carmalized onions they will pop with flavor. I also use dry curd cottage cheese to which carmalized onions have been added as well. If you want to make a cream soup ,save the water u boil the pieriogies in and reduce it by half,then add some cream and pop back in some unfried pierogies and you have a nice cream soup recipe for the next day.

—zhinka

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Oct 13, 2009

I do make this recipe, but I let the sour cream come to room temp. first and I add about a cup and a half more flour. Once made,I wrap well and freeze first, then when I need to make perogys I thaw the dough in the fridge. It has a better texture after being frozen. I use quite a few different fillings but our fav. is potato and cheddar cheese. It has to be old cheddar though, this gives it more flavour. I use five pounds of potatoes and 1 1/2 pounds of grated cheddar, that needs to be put into the potatoes when they are hot when mashing, also lots off fresh ground pepper to taste. I also do not roll the dough and cut. I cut strips, roll into snakes and slice of pieces to flatten with a rolling pin. this way there is no waste and the dough does not become tough from over working.

—Linda

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Oct 01, 2009

I loved how easy it was to make the dough, and the sour cream gave it a really yummy taste. I used a big upside-down cup to cut out the circle shapes from the dough. The only suggestion I would make would be to add more flavor to the filling. Maybe some spices, or garlic mashed potatoes would give it a bit more flavor. But overall, a really good recipe, and somewhat easier than other pierogie recipes I have made in the past.

—Jamie G

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Oct 08, 2009

My mother makes these weekly - she adds cheddar cheese to the filling with salt & pepper, or makes it the traditional Ukrainian way by adding bacon & onions that have been fried to the potato mixture. We usually eat them boiled and not fried, with sour cream! My comfort food.

—Gail

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Oct 09, 2009

I agree it's not my family's Polish recipe, but who's to say it's not polish? Many cooks change and adapt recipes, and this could have been the same. You can stuff these, like any dumpling, with a variety of different fillings. Sauteed mushrooms and onions, stewed prunes or other fruits, a slightly sweet filling made from hoop cheese (can be special ordered from many delis or can use farmers or ricotta cheese for a similar taste), sugar, cinnamon and raisins (my favorite), etc. We always served our pierogis with melted butter. They are a little on the bland side, but you can jazz them up to your own preference.

—1JOHN513

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Oct 05, 2009

This recipe is Definitely NOT the Polish recipe !!

—Robin M

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Oct 07, 2009

This is basically the same dough my family uses except we use ice cold water and some salt with the flour and sour cream its a very good dough

—Rklukowski

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Nutrition

Calories
226 kcal
11%

Carbohydrates
25.5 g
8%

Cholesterol
28 mg
9%

Fat
12.1 g
19%

Fiber
1.3 g
5%

Protein
4.1 g
8%

Sodium
136 mg
5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Pierogies

Serving Size: 1/16 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 16
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 226
Calories from Fat: 109

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 12.1g 19 %
Saturated Fat 7.5g 37 %
Cholesterol 28mg 9 %
Sodium 136mg 5 %
Potassium 173mg 5 %
Total Carbohydrates 25.5g 8 %
Dietary Fiber 1.3g 5 %
Protein 4.1g 8 %
Sugars 1.3g
Vitamin A 7 %
Vitamin C 5 %
Calcium 6 %
Iron 12 %
Thiamin 23 %
Niacin 20 %
Vitamin B6 6 %
Magnesium 5 %
Folate 29 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.