The classic Polish dumplings but with a different filling - bacon, beef, pork and mushrooms make a hearty meal.
Really great even using ready made pastry sheets - 26 Feb 2015
The "ready time" for this recipe is more like 3 hours. That's if you have little experience working with dough and are doing this by yourself. But it's totally worth it. I made these because it's a tradition in my husband's polish family to have perogi with Christmas dinner. Some tips for handling the dough. Make sure you use really cold water adding a little at a time as you really work the dough with your hands, turning and squeezing. I used just under a cup of water. I snaked it like another reviewer suggested. Kneed the dough like directed, then roll it out into a long snake about 2-2&1/2 inches thick. Then with a knife make a slight indent in the center of the snake, then 2 more on each side of the mark an equal distance from the ends and center and repeat. Just under half inch is about the right width to make 50 pierogi. Then cut a piece, lightly flour on each side, flour your rolling pin and roll out flipping the dough to create a circle. Mine were slightly smaller than 5 inches but that made for a firmer pierogi. Then continue following the recipe's directions. I ended up with half the filling left over so I plan on making another batch the day after Christmas just for us. I ate one of the pierogi's tonight (have to make sure they're good since I didn't follow the family recipe) and they're delicious! We always eat our perogi's with pan fried onions and bacon, and sour cream on the side. - 23 Dec 2009 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)
This is great! I read the reviews before and wanted to clarify being that I am polish, that these reminded me the most of my busha making pierogi. The dough is ment to be a pasta dough which does make it more difficult to work with but I think most of us that make pierogi are looking for replicating something from our childhood, this comes so close! thank you silkdiver! - 25 Oct 2009 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)