FILLINGS FOR PIEROGI 
CHEESE AND POTATOES:

1 heaping c. mashed potatoes
1 sm. c. dry cottage cheese
Salt & pepper to taste
Few chives or onions, cut fine

Mix thoroughly but lightly and fill. Serve with melted butter and crumbs.

CHEESE:

1 c. cottage cheese
1 tsp. melted butter
1 egg, beaten
3 tbsp. sugar
3 tbsp. currants
1 tsp. lemon juice

Cream cheese with melted butter. Add other ingredients and mix well. Fill pierogi. Serve with melted butter and sour cream.

MUSHROOMS:

1 c. chopped mushrooms
1 onion, chopped fine
Salt & pepper
2 egg yolks
Butter

Saute onion in butter. Add mushrooms. Season. Remove from heat and add egg yolks and stir well. Cool and fill pierogi. Serve with melted butter.

SAUERKRAUT AND MUSHROOMS:

2 c. sauerkraut
1 c. mushrooms
1 sm. onion, chopped fine
Butter, salt & pepper

Cook sauerkraut for 10 minutes. Drain and chop fine. Fry onion and chopped mushrooms in butter, add kraut and fry until flavors are blended. Cool and fill circles.

PRUNES:

1 c. cooked prunes
1 tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. lemon juice

Soak prunes in water overnight. Cook with sugar and lemon juice. When cool, remove stones and fill pierogi. Serve with bread crumbs, browned in melted butter or with whipped cream.

FRUIT: BLUEBERRIES OR CHERRIES:

1 qt. blueberries or 2 lbs. pitted cherries

Mix the fruit with 2 tablespoons bread crumbs. Spoon and fill each circle. Fold, seal the edges and cook. Serve with melted butter and sweetened sour cream.

 

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