Pierogi leniwe - polish lazy dumplings
40 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | pounds | Dry curd cottage cheese or farmer cheese |
| 4 | larges | Eggs; beaten |
| 1½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 | cup | Bread crumbs, toasted |
| 2 | cups | All-purpose flour; |
| + more for rolling | ||
| 10 | quarts | Water in 3 tbs butter |
Directions
*****GARNISH*****
Recipe by: The Frugal Gourmet On Our Immigrant Ancestors In a medium bowl mash the cheese with a fork. Stir in the eggs, ½ tsp salt, and the flour, all at once. Turn to dough out onto a floured board and divide it into 4 pieces. Roll each piece out into a rectangle 12 inches long and 2 inches wide. Cut each piece on the diagonal into about 10 pieces. Bring 10 qts of water to a boil and add 1 tsp salt.
Reduce the water to a lightly rolling simmer and add ⅓ of the dumplings to the pot. Simmer, uncovered, until they float to the top.
Remove them with a slotted spoon and drain. Continue unti l all dumplings are cooked. Serve with a garnish of toasted bread crumbs.
From: Dan Klepach