[A reader named Theresa was inspired by Sara's Vareniki Product Review to post her own recipe for Potato Vareniki. Thanks, Theresa!]
Potato Vareniki
For the dough:
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1/3 cup water
For the filling:
1 large onion, chopped
2 tablespoons butter
2 cups. mashed potato
Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
1/2 cup melted butter
Chopped dill
Sour Cream
Combine flour and salt. Beat eggs and water together lightly. Make a well in the flour mixture and add the eggs. Incorporate. Knead on floured surface until dough is pliable. Form into small balls, cover with moist towel and let rest 1 hour.
Sauté onion in butter until lightly browned. Add mashed potato. Season with salt & pepper.
Roll dough into circles, place 1 tablespoon potato mixture into enter of each. Brush edges with water or broth, fold dough over filling to make half moons. Press around edges with tines of a fork. Dust each with flour.
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Drop vareniki into water and cook until they rise to the top, about 4 minutes.
When finished, drizzle the vareniki with melted butter, and top with plenty of chopped dill. These are delicious served with sour cream.
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This potato dish looks amazing. Is it some sort of Eastern European recipe? It reminds me slightly of perogies, probably because they are both potato dumplings. I can't wait until the weather cools down to try this!
Oh, thanks Theresa! I love making homemade pasta and gnocchi dishes and this looks right up my alley. Can't wait to try it out.
I'm of Ukrainian heritage and this recipe looks very similar to my grandmother's for pitahit...you could serve some borscht before it, that would make a delicious, traditional meal. Yummy, thanks for posting this.
p.s.
These also freeze quite well and when we make them, we usually make a huge batch and wrap them in ziplocks for a future date.
The picture seems to have sauteed onions on top -- which is how my Polish Grandma served her pierogis -- yummm!
what is the difference between these and pirogies?