Although I am not Polish to make Pierogies, nor Russian to make them as Vareniki, I have connections with both cultures and have made these for a long time.
However I am vegetarian, phasing over to vegan, so I can use a little help modifying the recipes with which I am familiar.
I'll run through the recipe as I know it, but will highlight the non-vegan ingredients, if you know an acceptable substitute then by all means jump in and suggest it.
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Pierogies are small semi-circles of dough with a filling inside. These are filled, sealed, boiled, then lightly browned in a frying pan, and served with a dip such as sour cream or melted butter with browned onions.
THE DOUGH:
2 cup flour (consider substituting a percentage of rice flower)
1/4 tsp salt
1 large egg (1 Tbsp Silken Tofu ?)
# 1 Cup Rice Milk (I prefer Almond Milk)
Mix all of the above, then turn out onto a floured board.
Roll the dough to about 1/8 inch (dunno the metric equivalent) and move on to the filling...
THE FILLING:
There are many traditional fillings for Pierogies, for example, reconstituted dried fruit, but I like mashed potatoes with cheddar cheese.
About two Cups of mashed potatoes (that's about four or five medium potatoes(--I like Yukon Gold, but others will work)
Boil the potatoes until fork-soft, then add...
About 1 Cup of coarsely grated sharp cheddar cheese.
About 2 Table Spoons of Olive Oil.
About 1 Cup of chopped onions.
...and mash and mix the whole schmeer...
( An aside: Utilize the above potato recipe as a stand-alone mashed potato recipe-- add a large pinch of wheat bran and a slightly smaller pinch of ground flax seed... It's quite a lot better than most mashed potato dishes... Nom! )
PREPARATION:
Roll the dough to about 1/8 inch thick,
cut it into hand-sized circles [ or squares... they work just as well],
Place about 1 Table spoon of the filling on the middle of the dough circle or square...
Fold the dough over the filling and seal it (sometimes the dough needs to be moistened along the edges to make the seal).
BOIL THE Pierogies by placing them into boiling water with a slotted spoon, for about ten minutes. Then drain the Pierogies and...
FRY THE Pierogies until browned in a frying pan with butter or olive oil..
SERVE with sour cream
Gawd... I am salivating as I read this...
However Please... PLEASE... modify this recipe to Vegan standards and post your comments here.