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Homemade Pierogies

January 11, 2017 by Ann 23 Comments

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This traditional Homemade Pierogies recipe is easy to make for get togethers or a family meal. They are also a delicious way to use up leftover potatoes, chopped meat, or veggies!

This traditional Homemade Pierogies recipe is easy to make for get togethers or a family meal. They are also a delicious way to use up leftover potatoes.

When it comes to picking a dish for the holidays and get togethers I love to try traditional dishes. These pierogies are a great fit for the traditional holiday spread. If you find yourself with unwanted leftovers you can stuff them into pierogies for a new dish. Whenever we have leftover mashed potatoes this is how I use them. I will mix in any veggies or chopped up meat we need to use up to add to the filling. The kids will chow down on these leftover stuffed pierogies for lunch. Make your own batch of fresh Homemade Pierogies today.

Homeade Pierogies Recipe

Filling Ingredients:

  • 2 pounds of potatoes
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • pinch of salt

You can fill your pierogies with nearly anything, but traditional potatoes are the most common. If you have leftover potatoes this is the perfect use for them.

Dough Ingredients:

  • 3 beaten eggs
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup butter

Makes 20 large of 40 small fresh homemade pierogies.

Directions:

1. Beat three eggs until smooth and fluffy.
2. Add flour, and salt. Slowly add water until doughy consistency.
3. Let sit for up to an hour while you prepare filling.
4. Peel, chop and boil potatoes.
5. Strain and add milk, butter, and salt. Mash or mix with your favorite mixer until creamy. Feel free to add herbs, spices, or even cheese for an extra bit of flavor.
6. On a well-floured surface roll dough out until about 1/8th inch thick. Use a large cup to cut circles out of the dough. For smaller pierogies you can use a biscuit cutter.

Homemade Pierogies- cut dough
7. Fill each crust with potato filling.Homemade Pierogies- fill with mashed potatoes
8. Pinch to seal.Homemade Pierogies- pinch dough to seal closed
8. Boil until floating.
9. Sauté in butter over medium heat until golden.
10. Serve hot.This traditional Homemade Pierogies recipe is easy to make for get togethers or a family meal. They are also a delicious way to use up leftover potatoes.

Recipe for Homemade Pierogies

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4.80 from 5 votes

Homemade Pierogies

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Ingredients

  • 2 pounds of potatoes
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • pinch of salt
  • 3 beaten eggs
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup butter

Instructions

  • Beat three eggs until smooth and fluffy.
  • Add flour, and salt. Slowly add water until doughy consistency.
  • Let sit for up to an hour while you prepare filling.
  • Peel, chop and boil potatoes.
  • Strain and add milk, butter, and salt. Mash or mix with your favorite mixer until creamy. Feel free to add herbs, spices, or even cheese for an extra bit of flavor.
  • On a well-floured surface roll dough out until about 1/8th inch thick. Use a large cup to cut circles out of the dough. For smaller pierogies you can use a biscuit cutter.
  • Fill each circle with potato filling.
  • Pinch to seal.
  • Boil until floating.
  • Sauté in butter over medium heat until golden.
  • Serve hot.

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  1. Shelley S says

    March 5, 2023 at 7:19 pm

    5 stars
    Best. Site. Name. EVER!

    I ALWAYS plan meals that we can eat more than one day in a row, then typically freeze the leftovers as well.

    I’m 100% Polish (technically Polish/Prussian) so we make several types of pierogi. We make them about twice a month. My husband and I have it pretty much down to a science.

    Our favorite is potato, butter sautéed onion, and farmer’s cheese. Note that there’s more than one cheese called Farmer’s, and we use the one typically packaged in a kidney shape in the grocery deli case. Not too many stores carry it. It’s a crumbly dry-ish cheese we crumble with a fork. Second favorite is cabbage, onion and farmer’s cheese. The cabbage quartered, steamed, then once a little bit cooled, twisted in a kitchen towel until a huge cabbage is reduced to about the size of a large orange. It’s then chopped and mixed with butter sautéed onions and farmer’s cheese.

    We find making the fillings go pretty quickly, but the dough is the messy and more time consuming part. About half the time we make them we cheat and use wonton or egg roll wrappers. Instead of boiling them, we cook them similarly to potstickers by starting them by sauteeing them in a little butter in a frypan, then once they are flipped, adding about 1/4 cup water to the frypan, putting a lid on, for a minute, then removing the lid and letting the water evaporate. Simple, much less messy, and still really tasty!

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  2. Kathie Kluska says

    November 15, 2020 at 8:01 am

    To keep them from coming apart when boiling here
    Here is a tip.

    Before you pinch them together to form a pocket, dip you finger into some warm water and rum it along one edge side and then pinch it together ( it forms a thighter seal of the pocket and then they should not come apart.

    This I learned from experience while making these with my Slovak Mother for every Holiday.

    Hope this Helps

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    • TheBaby17 says

      November 24, 2021 at 5:07 pm

      5 stars
      I have been making these for 52 years and that is the best tip I have learned yet! Thank you, and Happy Thanksgiving!!

      Reply
  3. Julie says

    June 23, 2020 at 12:10 pm

    Can I make these ahead like boil them, put Them in the fridge then fry them a few hours later ?? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Alea Milham says

      June 23, 2020 at 9:34 pm

      Yes, you can.

      Reply
  4. Lindsey says

    May 6, 2020 at 1:10 pm

    Can the dough sit overnight bf using, if in the refrigerator ?

    Reply
  5. Diane says

    September 29, 2018 at 1:01 pm

    No, freeze them on a tray not touching. After frozen you can put them in a freezer bag to save room. When ready to cook, put the frozen pierogies in boiling water until they float. Do not overcrowd them in the water.

    Reply
  6. Mark says

    September 8, 2018 at 9:39 am

    If you want to freeze them to use in the future, do you boil them first?

    Reply
  7. Dana says

    December 23, 2017 at 3:49 am

    5 stars
    I slice onions and add them into the butter when sauté them. After they are cooked add a dollop of sour cream, so nice. I seen them filled with prune, sour kraut and raisins, potato with cheese.
    Yum..

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  8. Karin Spinner says

    June 26, 2017 at 11:11 am

    Hello…making these now and it doesn’t say where o add me he 1/2 cup butter when making the dough…when does that go in?

    Reply
    • Alea Milham says

      June 26, 2017 at 7:44 pm

      You use the butter to saute the pierogies after they have cooked in boiling water.

      Reply
  9. Susan says

    February 3, 2017 at 8:42 pm

    It was nice to see a recipe for pierogis. My dad use to make them but he made them with prunes in then and he fried them in a frying pan. I didn’t get to get the recipe from him cuz he passed away. So thank you.

    Reply
  10. Karly says

    January 20, 2017 at 1:28 pm

    Great recipe idea! Thanks for linkin’ up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!

    Reply
  11. Lauren says

    January 19, 2017 at 4:21 am

    These look great! Thanks for sharing your recipe at Motivation Monday on Mom Home Guide!

    Reply
  12. the cape on the corner says

    January 18, 2017 at 12:54 pm

    yum! pierogis are my favorite things!
    b

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  13. Debrashoppeno5 says

    January 17, 2017 at 4:19 pm

    It has been years since I have made homemade pierogies. Your recipe is very close to the one I have and that is good because I got it from the paper and it is so torn and old. Thanks so much for sharing.

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  14. Marsha says

    January 17, 2017 at 6:35 am

    Thank you for the recipe. I will give it a try. The last time I made them was with cheese. They did not stick too well and some of them opened when boiling them. Your pierogies look so yummy. My favorite are the ones stuffed with mushrooms and sauerkraut.

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  15. Rachel says

    January 17, 2017 at 5:19 am

    These look simple and delish! Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
  16. Lynn says

    January 17, 2017 at 4:40 am

    4 stars
    I’m not familiar with these, so when you say “boil until floating” – are you referring to dropping them into a pot of boiling water & wait till they rise & float? Or do you set them in water, turn it on & wait till they start to boil & will be done when they float?
    Thank you ahead of time for your answer..

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    • GAYLYNN says

      January 18, 2017 at 12:00 pm

      5 stars
      I DROP THEM IN BIOLING WATER TIL THEY FLOAT THEN SAUT’E TIL GOLDEN BROWN THERE YUMMY

      Reply
  17. Italian Belly says

    January 16, 2017 at 7:35 am

    This is fantastic. First time I’ve seen a perogie recipe, so thank you!

    Reply
  18. Wanda jordan says

    January 12, 2017 at 3:43 am

    I was just talking to a friend about these little pie things. She said they put some kind of sauce on them made with flour like a gravy. She doesn’t cook so can’t tell me much. What else do you put inside? She said meat but didn’t know what else was added. Need more information please. I would love to make some for her is in a assisted living place for seniors now.

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    • Alea Milham says

      January 12, 2017 at 9:00 am

      They are sometimes stuffed with a little meat (hamburger or sausage), onions, and cheese. Some people also add cabbage or mushrooms. You can serve them with any type of gravy or a white sauce. If you can find out the heritage of her family it may be easier to find out the type of pierogies that she prefers.

      Reply

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