Pierogi leniwe - polish lazy dumplings

40 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 pounds Dry curd cottage cheese or farmer cheese
4 larges Eggs; beaten
1½ teaspoon Salt
1 cup Bread crumbs, toasted
2 cups All-purpose flour;
+ more for rolling
10 quarts Water in 3 tbs butter

Directions

*****GARNISH*****

Recipe by: The Frugal Gourmet On Our Immigrant Ancestors In a medium bowl mash the cheese with a fork. Stir in the eggs, ½ tsp salt, and the flour, all at once. Turn to dough out onto a floured board and divide it into 4 pieces. Roll each piece out into a rectangle 12 inches long and 2 inches wide. Cut each piece on the diagonal into about 10 pieces. Bring 10 qts of water to a boil and add 1 tsp salt.

Reduce the water to a lightly rolling simmer and add ⅓ of the dumplings to the pot. Simmer, uncovered, until they float to the top.

Remove them with a slotted spoon and drain. Continue unti l all dumplings are cooked. Serve with a garnish of toasted bread crumbs.

From: Dan Klepach

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