Homemade perogies question

**MomToTwoBoys** · 01-05-2009, 07:51 PM

Hey all!

In my quest to cut down on the amount of prepackaged foods, I decided to try to make homemade perogies. Oh boy was it ever a mess! I got my dough all rolled out, cut and then filled the circles with the mashed potato mixture and sealed the edges. The trouble is that a) they didn't seem full enough and b) they sort of congealed together because I had them in a bowl after I prepped them.

Is there any way to get them not to stick to one another after being filled and sealed?

**tervsforme** · 01-05-2009, 07:57 PM

When I made them with my grandmother, when we rolled out the dough, which hers was just noodle dough, we just kept a little flour on them. I also think we put them on a cookie sheet and not in a bowl. They certainly can be a mess! Definitely easier with more than one person.

**MoonMommy** · 01-05-2009, 08:39 PM

I love perogies especially the homemade kind. Funny, I have never tried to make them. Thanks for the idea, I may give it a go.

**MomToTwoBoys** · 01-05-2009, 09:33 PM

Originally Posted by tervsforme

When I made them with my grandmother, when we rolled out the dough, which hers was just noodle dough, we just kept a little flour on them. I also think we put them on a cookie sheet and not in a bowl. They certainly can be a mess! Definitely easier with more than one person.

Thanks! I did flour the dough quite a bit as I was rolling it out. DH thinks I rolled it too thin too. I'll have to remember the floured cookie sheet idea for the next time.

**joyofsix** · 01-05-2009, 09:46 PM

My suggestion-Lazy Man's Pierogies. This recipe is very good and easy.
I substitute instant potatoes, have added ham vs bacon, sauerkraut. Play with it.
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Pierogi...le/Detail.aspx

**nuisance26** · 01-06-2009, 09:45 AM

~I watched my sis make these once and it did not look fun. I've always wanted to try making them with prepared noodles, like jumbo shells, manicotti or lasagna noodles. I see joyofsix has posted the lasagna noodle idea too. Even easier is to make potato gnochi. ;-) ~

**staciah** · 01-06-2009, 10:45 AM

I also ventured to make these one weekend just recently, boy they were a pain. I rolled my pasta dough with my pasta maker and at first I cut circles but that took too long. Than I did the ALTON BROWN ravioli way. I took a long rectangle piece of pasta dough put a dollop of potato every two inches or less, than folded the dough over. Ran egg wash over the edges with my finger and than cut them. I boiled them than fryed them with butter and onions. They were pretty good but the filling did to seem to shrink down in the the dough. The dough stayed closed but I think next time I will put more filling in them.

**Kaos Kitty** · 01-07-2009, 01:28 AM

When I made perogies I found them a bit delicate to handle (aka falling apart when I tried to cook them). I popped them in the freezer on a cookie sheet and once they were frozen they were just like store bought (but tastier!)

Then I just stored the rest in a ziploc bag. Once frozen they don't stick together. Just keep them apart and cool until then.

Oh - and I had help making them. We laid newspaper all over the kitchen table (and the floor) before starting for easy clean up and rented a few movies so we could take our time. It took all day, but with company its pretty fun!