polish day - blueberry perogi...

in honour of blueberry season denise and i made blueberry perogi! these are the polish answer to the potsticker. they make denise so excited and they're really delicious.

i learned her secret family recipe but can't repeat it - because it's in polish.

the only problem is is that it's all polish - measurements etc... but denise says you have to go to a polish grocery store and get all the ingredients... no english! except we used mick klug's blueberries. $20 for a 5lb box!


from watching her i can figure that the english translation is this.

1/2 kilo flour
1 egg
2 cups warm water
4 tsp oil
a pinch of salt (but we forgot that)

you can make whatever filling you want. obviously we chose blueberries. we filled a bowl with blueberries and coat them well with sugar.... polish sugar, and let it sit in the 'fridge.

mix is like you're making pasta. start with flour and make a well in the middle. add egg. then slowly add water a little at a time while you slowly incorporate it all into the flour. keep doing that until you have a dough. onto a floured surface drop this dough and roll as thin as you can. get a biscuit cutter and cut out circles. fill each circle with a bit of filling, fold them, and crimp the edges with a water-wetted fork (like ravioli).
boil a bit pot of water. once you have a rolling boil drop in a few perogi. and just like raviolis they will pop to the top of the pot when they're done. let cool for a few minutes and eat!

if you want to be extra fancy make some whipped cream to go on top.

1 pint heavy whipping cream
powdered sugar
vanilla

pour the whipping cream in a bowl and pour about 1/4 cup of powdered sugar. (i don't actually know the measurements for the sugar and vanilla. just keep tasting it. if it tastes like milk, add more). start whisking - fast. keep doing it until it's whipped cream. you can also you a hand mixer or a stand up mixer if you have one.

enjoy!

love,
keighty