Varenyky (Cottage Cheese Perogy)

Ashley

ingredients

Perogy Dough

1 1/2 cups water
3 tbsp cooking oil
1 egg
4 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp salt

Filling

1 500ml container dry cottage cheese
1 egg
salt
pepper

directions

Dough

Combine water, egg and oil and blend well in a mixer. Add water and flour (slowly, one cup at a time). Knead the dough and add the last cup of flour til the dough is smooth and soft. Put into a lightly oiled bowl and cover. Let stand for 20 minutes

Filling

Mix in a separate bowl the cottage cheese, egg and salt and pepper to taste.

1
Once the dough had set for 20 minutes, roll dough out into 1/4 inch thickness. Cut dough into 1 1/2 inch wide strips. Place a teaspoon of filling onto the end of the dough strip and fold over. Use a cup to cut dough into perogy shape and pinch perogy along the edges to hold in the filling. Place onto a well floured towel on a cookie sheet. Layer perogies on the cookie sheet with a towel between the layers.
2
The perogies can be placed in boiling water to cook, or frozen for another time.