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Printed at the current scale: 27.5 pierogi · about 1 kg · Metric · front and back, more cards if it runs long

Pierogi Ruskie

27.5 pierogi · about 1 kg · 4 × 6 in
Potato and Cheese Filling
250 g floury potatoes, peeled
150 g large onion, finely chopped
15 ml butter
150 g full-fat twaróg (Polish farmer's cheese)
1.5 ml salt
1.5 ml ground black pepper
salt for the potato water, to taste
Dough
250 g all-purpose flour
1.5 ml salt
125 ml hot water
30 ml canola oil
Shaping, Boiling and Frying
½ onion, chopped
15 ml butter
4 l water for boiling
salt for the water, to taste
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  1. Potato and Cheese Filling Put 250 g floury potatoes in a pot, cover with cold water, add salt for the potato water and bring to a boil. Cook until completely tender. 20 min to 25 min
  2. Drain, return to the pot and mash thoroughly while still hot until there are no lumps at all.
  3. Meanwhile, melt 15 ml butter in a frying pan over medium heat and fry 150 g large onion slowly until soft and golden. 10 min to 15 min
  4. Crush 150 g full-fat twaróg (Polish farmer's cheese) with a fork and mix it into the potatoes with the onion and its butter, 1.5 ml salt and 1.5 ml ground black pepper. Taste and adjust. Leave the filling to cool completely. 30 min
  5. Dough Sift 250 g all-purpose flour and 1.5 ml salt onto the work surface and make a well in the middle.
  6. Pour in 30 ml canola oil and a little of 125 ml hot water. Work it into the flour, adding the rest of the water gradually, and knead until the dough is soft and elastic. 8 min to 10 min
  7. Cover with an upturned bowl and let it relax while you finish the filling. 15 min to 30 min
  8. Shaping, Boiling and Frying Cut the dough into a few pieces, keeping the rest covered, and roll one piece out thinly, about 2 mm (0.08 in). Stamp out rounds with a glass.
  9. Put a spoonful of filling in the middle of each round, fold the dough over into a half moon and press the edges firmly together. Repeat with the remaining dough and filling to make 27.5 pierogi. 40 min to 1 h
  10. Bring 4 l water for boiling to a boil with salt for the water, then lower the heat to a steady simmer. Drop in five to seven pierogi at a time and cook until they float, then lift out with a slotted spoon. 98 °C · 5 min to 6 min
  11. Melt 15 ml butter in a large frying pan and cook ½ onions until lightly browned. 8 min
  12. Add the boiled pierogi to the pan and fry, turning, until golden in spots. Serve topped with the buttery onion. 5 min to 8 min
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