Homemade Plump Perogies

In my opinion, perogies are the ultimate comfort food.

And homemade, fresh perogies are simply out of this world!

Sure it takes more work than boiling a bag of those frozen store bought ones, but the payoff is colossal.

Believe me, make these babies one day when you feel like spoiling yourself, and you're in for a real  treat : )

Read on for the how to...

Homemade Plump Perogies

Ingredients:

2 Tbsp butter

1 onion, sliced

sour cream to serve with perogies

Dough

3 cups all purpose flour

1 1/2 tsp salt

1 egg

3/4 cup water

4 tsp vegetable oil

Filling:

1 Tbsp butter

1/3 cup finely chopped onion

1 cup mashed potatoes

3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

To make the dough: 

combine flour & salt. Beat together egg, water & oil, then add to flour. Mix until the dough comes together in a ball. If the dough is too sticky, add more flour, if it's too dry add a little more water.

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead a few times, until just smooth. Cut the dough in half, and wrap each in plastic wrap. Leave aside for 30 minutes.

For the filling:

In a frying pan, heat butter over medium heat and cook onion until soft. Transfer to a bowl and mix  with mashed potatoes, cheese, salt & pepper.

Roll out one half of the dough on a floured surface to 1/16th of an inch (1.5mm) thickness. Use a 3 inch round cutter to cut dough into circles.

Place a generous tsp of filling inside a dough round, moisten the edge of one half of the round with water, fold in half and press/crimp edges to seal them shut. Place on a tray and cover with a damp towel.

Repeat with remaining dough rounds, and other half of dough. 

(do not pile uncooked perogies on top of each other or they may stick together irreversibly!)

Prepare a large pot of boiling salted water. Cook perogies in batches (to avoid them sticking together) until they float to the top... about 2 minutes. Drain in a colander.

In a large frying pan, saute onion in butter until browned. Add a batch of perogies and cook on each side to brown/crisp up slightly.

Serve warm with sour cream : )

 Enjoy!