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Title: Pirogies
Post by: spacecanada on October 26, 2016, 09:14:05 PM
As requested by Macabre, here is my family's recipe for perogy dough, which also happens to be the same recipe we use to make noodles for in soups and stuff.
~240g/~2 cups unbleached flour 1 g/1 ml/¼ teaspoon salt 4 g/5 ml/1 teaspoon baking powder (for noodles only, not perogies!! - completely optional, however) 125 ml/½ cup soy milk (water will work too but soy milk is better, or whatever type of milk is safe) ~50 ml/~¼ cup water
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, salt and baking powder (if using). Add the soy milk and water and stir until a thick dough forms. Knead the dough into a ball. Let the dough rest for 20-30 minutes. Roll out dough to desired thickness and cut into desired shapes.
My husband likes thicker dough and rolls it by hand. I prefer to use a pasta roller and let it do the hard work; the thickness is more consistent that way too.
To make perogies: Roll dough fairly thin. Cut into squares about the size of the palm of your hand, or a little bigger. (Or cut in circles) Add about a teaspoon of filling (we use plain mashed sweet potato) to the centre of each piece of dough. Fold the dough in half, pinching the edges to seal. Brush on a little water if the dough is too dry to stick to itself. Leave the pirogies out on a cooling rack for several hours until the dough is dry. You may have to flip them once. Where we used to live, that was only a few hours, but where we live now it takes almost a day until they aren't sticky any more. Transfer the perogies to a cookie sheet and freeze for 4 - 6 hours before placing them in a storage container - this prevents them from sticking to each other.
Cook perogies in boiling water for 8-10 minutes (Approximately, I never actually cook them; my husband does and couldn't tell me how long they boil for.)
To make noodles: Roll the dough to your desired thickness. My husband likes really fat noodles but I like them thinner. Cut them in desired shapes. Cook them in bolding water until they float and puff up a little. Again, I'm not really sure how long it takes, but 8-10 minutes should be enough. You can always taste test them for doneness.