{"id":423,"date":"2025-11-14T08:00:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T06:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tadoley.com\/?p=423"},"modified":"2025-11-14T08:00:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T06:00:33","slug":"recipe-pierogi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tadoley.com\/?p=423","title":{"rendered":"RECIPE: Pierogi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Way back in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.91editions.co.uk\/product\/volume-8-digital-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Volume 8<\/a> of the magazine, we looked at the special meaning that certain foods can have in our lives. Recipes that are passed down through generations are so important \u2013 connecting us to our loved ones, our culture and our stories. We asked three contributors to share their inherited dishes and tell us what they meant to them. For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/laurasawyer.journal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Laura Sawyer<\/a> it was Polish pierogi that brought back memories of days spent with her grandmother and sister, sat together at the kitchen table, each with a different role in creating the little pastry parcels.<\/p>\n<p>I remember the day we shot this feature \u2013 myself, the photographer and stylist following Laura\u2019s grandmother\u2019s recipe. Not only was it fun, but there was something soothing about the process of constructing each little dumpling, and I could see how this was a core memory from Laura\u2019s childhood. I urge you to give these delicious little treats a try \u2013 you could even serve them up this Christmas \u2013 when they are traditionally served as the last course of the Polish Christmas Eve supper.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31483\" src=\"https:\/\/www.91editions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/%C2%A9-Safia-Shakarchi-91-Magazine-July-2019-Pierogi-Low-Res-4.jpg\" alt=\"Recipe for Polish Pierogi\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1620\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i>Makes around 30 pierogi<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>INGREDIENTS:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Dough:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\">250g self-raising flour (and more for dusting)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">40g melted butter or 1 tbsp vegetable oil<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">1\/2 tsp salt (or more, to taste)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">100ml very warm water<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cheese and potato filling:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\">250g mashed potatoes<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">250g Cheddar cheese (strong)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">1 medium onion, fried (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.91editions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/%C2%A9-Safia-Shakarchi-91-Magazine-July-2019-Pierogi-Low-Res-1.jpg\" alt=\"Recipe for Polish Pierogi\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1620\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>METHOD:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">1\/ Mash all the filling ingredients together, and set aside to cool ready for filling the pierogi pastry rounds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">2\/ To make the dough, sift the flour into a mixing bowl. Make a well in the centre. Fill the well with melted butter (or oil) and warm water. Gradually stir flour into the wet ingredients, until themixture comes together as a soft dough.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">3\/ Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 5-8 minutes or until it is smooth and glossy. Set dough aside covered with a glass bowl to relax in a cool room for at least 20 mins.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">4\/ To shape the pierogi, roll out the dough onto a lightly floured surface to thickness of about 3mm. Cut 10mm rounds with a pastry cutter or glass tumbler.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">5\/ Place 1 tsp of filling into half a pastry round. Fold the edges of the pastry rounds together to create a bulging semi-circular dumpling, pressing the edges together to seal well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">6\/ Drop the pierogi into a deep-sided pot of boiling water in batches so they are not too crowded. Stir gently so they do not stick to the bottom. Once they rise to the surface in the boiling water, cook for a further 3 to 4 minutes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">7\/ Serve 5 \u2013 10 pierogi on a plate with some cream and sugar, or try sprinkling with fried onions and lardons, with some sour cream on the side.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.91editions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/%C2%A9-Safia-Shakarchi-91-Magazine-July-2019-Pierogi-Low-Res-6.jpg\" alt=\"Recipe for Polish Pierogi\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1620\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>First featured in Volume 8 \u2013 see more inherited recipes in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.91editions.co.uk\/product\/volume-8-digital-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the digital edition<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Way back in Volume 8 of the magazine, we looked at the special meaning that certain foods can have in our lives. 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