Lenten Pirogi and Bobalki
- 2 pounds potatoes, cooked and drained (save water from cooked potatoes)
- 2 onions chopped
- 1 stick margarine
- Salt and pepper
- 2 cups flour, sifted
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup vegetable water
- Cook potatoes in simmering water until soft and put them through a potato ricer.
- Saute onion in margarine until very soft.
- Add 1/2 of the onions to the potatoes and season with salt and pepper.
- For the pirogi sift flour and salt into a bowl.
- Add vegetable oil and enough water to make a soft dough and mix until the dough no longer sticks to the hands.
- Cover dough and let rest for about 5 minutes.
- Roll out dough on a floured board to a 1/4-inch thickness.
- Cut dough into small squares and place a dollop of potato mixture in the center of each square.
- Fold dough, pinching ends to form a triangle.
- When all are made, put into boiling water and boil for about 10 minutes.
- For bobalki, roll out leftover dough into 3-inch long pieces and cook with pirogi.
- When all are cooked, drain and serve with the remaining Sauteed onions on top.
potatoes, onions, margarine, salt, flour, salt, vegetable water
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/lenten-pirogi-and-bobalki-recipe.html (may not work)