Homemade Perogies

By kuca_murisa

When me and my boyfriend had our first dinner together (4 years ago) I made these perogies to impress him...and he was impressed.
Its a keeper.

Ingredients

• Dough:
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 1 cup sour cream
• 3/4 tsp baking powder
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 egg, room temperature
• Filling:
• 6-8 Potatoes
• 1 pkg Velveeta cheese
• 2 medium onions (sautéed)
• 8 slices of bacon, cooked and chopped
• Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Step 1

Dough:
Mix all ingredients together. Roll dough to desired thickness (1/8 or ¼ inch). Cut dough into circles (whatever size you want your perogies to be).
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Filling:
1. Boil potatoes. When potatoes are done, add other ingredients while potatoes are still hot so that cheese melts. Set aside and let cool. (Add more cheese if you like them cheesier, or less).
* You can omit the onions and bacon in the filling and add them later in the frying process.

2. Put spoonful of filling in center of each dough circle, fold, and press edges together to seal (make sure it’s sealed properly or filling will ooze out when you boil them).

Cooking Method:
Bring large pot of water to a bubbling boil. Drop a few perogies at a time. When perogies come up to the surface, take them out. Fry perogies in butter until slightly golden brown, and serve with sour cream and chopped chives.

NOTES:
* You can omit the onions and bacon in the filling and add them later in the frying process.

* To freeze, place in single layer on cookie sheets. When frozen solid, put into freezer bags. To cook, just drop frozen perogies into boiling water and proceed as instructed above.