Well, I must write about the 2nd anual Valentines party at Erica's place. She had us over and taught us how she makes perogies. We all brought a bowl, 2 cups flour,
2 eggs and our wodden spoon. We learned how to make the dough, then with dough she had already made, we did up 5 kinds of perogies! It was so fun, and at the end we ate perogies, and had valentine cupcake and cake for desert. Fattening- yes, fun- yes!
so before I forget I am posting the recipe as it was given to me by Erica. This is a verbal recipe she got from an old lady about 35 years ago. I wrote it out as my memmory isn't that good for amounts in cooking.
perogies
2 cups flour
2 tablespoons margarine or butter
2 cups boiling water
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
put 2 cups flour and salt in large bowl. Add 2 tablespoons margarine and 2 cups of boiling water mix well until the margarine is melted through the dough.
Add eggs one at a time, mix then add 2nd. egg and mix again till all the egg is absorbed.
cover and let stand for 2 hours,'
then add 2 cups flour and stir in, add more flour 1 cup here you can put it on counter to kneed the flour in. keep adding the flour till the dough starts setting up and is no longer sticky.
Cover and Set aside, in fridge till ready to use. ( Over night) or freeze. Use 1/2 th dough ( freeze the other half for another meal) roll out very thin and cut our small perogies with glass. fill with your choice of fillings.
like: Potatoes cooked with parsley, cheddar cheese or what ever
Cottage cheese and green onions ( dry cottage cheese is best)
saurkraut
raw hamburger ( make very small perogies and cook longer.)
cooked minced ham
at this point before you cook them you can put them on trays and freeze, then bag them in meal sizes once they are frozen. for a later date. Or cook them and eat them.
note you can use what you want for a filling, and use fruit or jams to make a desert item served with whipping cream, or cream and sugar.
Well, made this up for Valentines day supper. Used 1/2 the dough ( froze the rest) and made mashed potatoe with cheddar cheese and green onions. served with sour cream and sauteed onions and bacon chopped and fries. MMMMM very good. Recieved the Ken seal of approval. In fact he suggested we make some more up and he would help me and make different kinds and freeze a bunch to pull out for a fast meal. So I guess this is definately a keeper.
The other recipe I want to post here is one from Dot. It is one she made and brought to Charlenes Baby shower. It is Cherry Triangles.
Cherry Triangles ( Dot's recipe that she brought to Charlene's Baby Shower)
3/4 cup milk warmed
1 pkg yeast
1 cup butter
2 1/2 cups flour
4 egg yolks
1. mix flour, butter like a pie crust.
2. add milk and yeast and egg yolks - will be sticky
3. let rise for 20 minutes before patting into pan.
4.pat into pan saving a little for topping ( enough to make strips and make a lattice top)
5 use cherry pie filling to cover ( or what ever you like, blueberry , apple, raspberry....)
6. put on topping ( see 4)
7. use an egg wash on crust
8. Let sit for 20 minutes
9. Bake at 350 F. till cooked ( should look like pastry cooked)
Use 9 x 13 pan well greased - takes a bit of stretching to reach the corners. ( 9 x13 pan like a cookie sheet) or you could use 2 smaller pans.
This is a lovely square that isn't too sweet. Everyone enjoyed it and wanted the recipe, I just got around to writing it out and putting it in my files.
Now the not so fun part.
Feeling better finally got rid of the cold. But had got my jaw out of placement by coughing. So was at DR. , Dentist, and Physiotherapist this past week. Have been fitted for a night guard to help keep my jaw where it ought to be, and no pain. Yea! It should be ready in a week or so.
Well, that's the news for this post.
