Best Uncle Bills Pyrahi Dough Recipes

UNCLE BILL'S POTATO FILLING FOR PYRAHI

Steps:

• In a saucepan, add potatoes, cover with water and cook until tender.
• Drain well and mash potatoes, set aside.
• In a frying pan, melt butter.
• Add onions and garlic and saute' for 5 minutes or until onions are translucent.
• In a mixing bowl, add potatoes, sautee'd onion/garlic, beaten eggs, salt and pepper and mix well.
• Use about 3 tablespoons of mixture for each Pyrahi.

UNCLE BILL'S COTTAGE CHEESE PEROGIE FILLING

Steps:

• Squeeze as much liquid that you can from the dry curd cottage cheese and discard.
• In a mixing bowl, add cottage cheese, finely chopped green onions, beaten eggs, salt and pepper and mix well to blend.
• Use 1 heaping tablespoon for each perogie.
• Boil for 2 to 3 minutes or until they float to the surface.
• Serve with melted butter and sour cream if desired.
• These perogies freeze well.

UNCLE BILL'S BLUEBERRY FILLING FOR PEROGIES

Steps:

• If you are using frozen berries, thaw first before using.
• In a bowl, mix together sugar and tapioca starch, mix well.
• Place blueberries in a large bowl and pour sugar/tapicoa mixture over and mix well to coat.
• Now add lemon juice and mix well.
• In a smaller mixing bowl, mix together 1/2 cup granulated sugar and 1/4 cup tapioca starch.
• Prepare dough rounds to use in your Mini Form.
• Place dough over Mini Form.
• Sprinkle 1/4 teaspoon of sugar/tapioca starch mixture over the middle of the dough in the Mini Form.
• Now add 1 tablespoon of blueberries and close Mini Form, remove excess dough.
• Continue with the remainder of the blueberry mixture.

UNCLE BILL'S RED KIDNEY BEAN FILLING FOR PYRAHI

Steps:

• In a saucepan, add canned beans including liquid.
• Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and mash beans.
• Add whipping cream, sugar and salt and mix well.
• Use about 3 tablespoons of filling for each pyrahi.
• You may also use dried beans, 3 cups.
• In a saucepan, add beans, cover with water and cook until tender.
• Drain, but reserve 1 cup of liquid.
• Mash beans, add 1 cup reserved liquid, whipping cream, sugar and salt and mix well.
• You may also use other legumes of your choice.

UNCLE BILL'S PEA FILLING FOR PYRAHI

Steps:

• If using split green peas, add to saucepan, cover with water and cook until just tender.
• Drain and mash.
• Add sugar, salt and butter and mix well.
• Use about 3 tablespoons of mixture for each pyrahi.
• If using fresh or frozen green peas, place in a microwave safe dish, add 2 tablespoons of water and microwave on HIGH (full power) for 4 minutes or until cooked.
• Drain and mash.
• Continue preparing filling as noted above.

UNCLE BILL'S FRESH BEET FILLING FOR PYRAHI

Steps:

• Wash and scrub beets, cut off the tails and the end.
• In a saucepan, add beets, just cover with water and bring to boil.
• Reduce heat and cook until beets are just tender, about 30 minutes.
• Drain and immediately pour cold water over beets.
• When cool enough to handle, remove skins and discard.
• Grate beets.
• In a mixing bowl, add grated beets, sugar and salt, mix well.
• In a frying pan, melt butter, add beet mixture and saute' for 5 minutes stirring occasionally.
• Let cool slightly before using.
• Use about 3 tablespoons of filling for each pyrahi.
• You can also use canned regular beets.
• Grate the beets and prepare them as above.