This Cottage Cheese Pierogi is an easy step-by-step recipe for you to follow. It is made with large curd cottage cheese that is wrapped in dumpling dough. The dough is boiled, drained, and then melted butter is poured on top. Delish!
Put the containers of cottage cheese into a medium-sized bowl.
Use cold water to rinse off all of the creamy dressing parts of the cottage cheese. Do this carefully so as not to break up the curd cheese.
Drain the water out using a colander then put the curd cheese back into the bowl and wash it again. All of the creamy dressing must be rinsed off. Remember to be careful with the curd cheese. Drain the water out again. Let curd cheese sit for a few minutes in the colander so all water can drain off of the curd cheese.
In a different bowl, beat the egg and add the salt to the egg.
Very carefully stir in the beaten egg and salt with the large curd cheese. Then put the curd cheese in the refrigerator for now.
Prepare the Flour Mixture
Beat the eggs in a medium-sized bowl. Add the water. Then add the flour and salt. Form dough into a ball shape. The dough should be very soft, not stiff.
Dust a countertop or cutting board with flour. Put a dusting of flour over the dough.
Flatten the dough by rolling it from the center out until it is approximately an eighth of an inch thick. Try not to overwork the dough.
Cut the Dough
Easy Way: Cut the dough into squares approximately one and a half to two inches in size. Original Way: Cut round circles about 2 and 1/2 inches with a cookie cutter or cup. Fill each circle with cottage cheese. Fold the dough in half and crimp the edges. This method takes longer and a lot of the cottage cheese may fall out of the dumpling during boiling.
Cook the Dumplings
Bring a big pot of water to a boil. Add about 1/8 teaspoon of salt to the water. Then reduce heat to medium-high and start adding the flour dumplings to the boiling water, stirring all the time. If you have a stove that produces hotter heat than mine, you may have to turn the heat down so the contents don't overflow out of the pot.
Cook the dumplings for about 13 minutes.
Rinse and drain the dumplings under cold water. Discard any water left in the pot.
The Last Step
Put the butter in the pot. Let it melt a bit. Put the dumplings back in the pot. Add the large curd cottage cheese mixture. On medium heat cook until all ingredients are thoroughly heated through, about 5 minutes. Stir constantly.
Notes
Make it a complete dinner with pierogi, baked ham, and buttered green beans sprinkled with black pepper.
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