MASHED POTATO & CHEESE PEROGIES

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These are a favorite in my house! I make tons of them and they dissapear instantly! I serve them with beef (brown) gravy and the family just gobbles them right up and wants more!

Provided by Candi Hummer

Categories     Other Main Dishes

Number Of Ingredients 12

PEROGIE DOUGH
8 c flour
2 tsp salt
2 Tbsp butter, softened
3 c warm water
FILLING
6 medium potatoes
2-3 c shredded cheddar cheese
1 small onion
1 Tbsp minced garlic
1 stick butter, softened
oil for frying

Steps:

  • 1. Combine all dough ingredients until mixed thoroughly, cover and set aside.
  • 2. Fry onions and garlic in butter until tender. Peel, dice, boil and mash potatoes with butter and onions when cooled, add cheese and mix well
  • 3. roll out dough and cut with edge of glass as you would biscuits. reroll out each biscuit until very thin and fill with 1 teaspoon full of potato mixture. fold in half over potato mixture and seal with fingers or edge of fork. Set on floured pan
  • 4. Drop each perogie into boiling water 4-6 at a time, when they float to the top they are done, set on buttered pan.
  • 5. place in frying oil for about 1 minute per side. As you can see they should not be browned much or at all!
  • 6. Serve with brown gravy and enjoy! Thank you Jesus for cooking with me today :0)

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