Name: Pierogi
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 75 min
Ingredients: 250 grams floury potatoes (cut into pieces); 3 tbsp olive oil; 1 medium onion (finely diced ); 250 grams half-fat cottage cheese; 250 grams self-rising flour; 1 tbsp salt; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 150 ml warm water; 300 ml sour cream; 1 small handful fresh dill

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For the cottage cheese and potato filling, boil the potatoes in a pan of salted water until soft enough to mash, about 20 minutes. Drain well and set aside to cool.

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Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and fry the onions for 4 to 5 minutes, or until crisp and browned. Reserve a tablespoonful of the onions for the garnish.

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For the dumpling dough, sift the flour into a large mixing bowl and make a well in the center. Fill the well with the salt, oil and water.

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Using your fingers, gradually stir the flour into the wet ingredients, until the mixture comes together as a soft dough.

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Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and knead for 5 to 8 minutes, or until it is smooth and glossy.

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Wrap the dough in a clean tea towel and set aside to rest in a cool room for at least 20 minutes.

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When the potatoes have cooled, transfer them to a large bowl and crumble over the cottage cheese. Mash until smooth, then stir in the fried onions until well combined. Set aside.

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To shape the pierogi, roll out the dough onto a lightly floured surface to a thickness of 3 mm. Cut 10 cm (4 inch) rounds from it using a pastry cutter.

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Place one teaspoonful of the cottage cheese and potato filling into half of the pastry rounds, and one teaspoon of the mushroom and sauerkraut filling into the remaining pastry rounds.

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Brush a little water around the edge of each pastry round, then fold the edges together to create a bulging semi-circular dumpling, pressing the edges together to seal.

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Poach the pierogi, in batches if necessary, in a deep-sided pan of boiling water for 3 to 4 minutes, or until they float to the surface.

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To serve, pile the pierogi onto serving plates and serve the soured cream in small bowls alongside. Sprinkle with the reserved fried onions.

Pierogi by Karolina

Cottage cheese and potato filling

Dumpling dough

To serve

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