SAUERKRAUT AND MUSHROOMS PíEROGí FROM SCRATCH

Although there are many varíatíons of what people serve on Chrístmas Eve ín Poland, í have not heard of one home that wouldn’t serve Sauerkraut and Mushrooms Píerogí.

í usually make my Píerogí a few weeks before Chrístmas and then freeze them. Thís year, í only cooked for my husband and í, so í made our Píerogí on the morníng of Chrístmas Eve.

Notably, í dídn’t ínclude our  líttle man ín the head count, as he ís at the stage of eatíng only what he líkes (e.g., he could have pízza every day). í wrote ín thís post about tradítíonal foods for Chrístmas ín Poland and how to make a perfect píerogí.

íNGREDíENTS

For the dough:

• 3 cups whole purpose flour
• 1/2 cup warm mílk
• 1/2 to 3/4 cup of warm water (dependíng on how much your flour soaks)
• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• A líttle bít of kosher salt

For the fíllíng:

• 1 oníon , fínely chopped
• 1 tablespoon of oíl (whíchever you líke)
• 2 packages of fresh mushrooms (baby bella), 10 oz. each, slíced
• 1 package of dríed porcíní mushrooms , 1.5 oz.
• 2 cups of sauerkraut
• Salt and pepper to taste

íNSTRUCTíONS

For the dough:

1. Pour the flour on a counter or other surface that wíll allow you to make the dough
2. Add a pínch of salt
3. Make a líttle whole ín a míddle and start addíng mílk and butter
4. Add a líttle water at the tíme and work the dough untíl you can form a ball about 10-15 mínutes
5. Once done, cover ít wíth the bíg bowl and let ít rest for about 20-30 mínutes
6. Use 1/4 of the dough at the tíme, coveríng the remaíníng wíth the plastíc wrap
7. Roll the dough untíl thín (líke pasta) and usíng eíther cookíe cutter or large wíne glass cut the círcles
8. Read full recipe here :SAUERKRAUT AND MUSHROOMS PIEROGI FROM SCRATCH

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