How Pierogis Are Keeping Eastern European Comfort Food Alive | Food Skills

potato

🥗Healthier: sweet potato

💰Cheaper: mashed potato flakes

Sweet potatoes are more nutritious, while mashed potato flakes are budget-friendly.

cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Cottage cheese is lower in fat and higher in protein.

flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour offers more nutrients.

Make a large vat of dough similar to pizza dough.

Run the dough through a machine called a sheeter to roll it out into a fairly thin sheet.

Cut disks out of the rolled-out dough sheet.

Put stuffing in each disk and crimp them by hand.

Boil the pierogis to seal them, but do not fully cook them.

Cool and pack the pierogis in containers until final preparation.

Boil or fry the pierogis until tender before serving.

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