Taste of childhood/ Sabores de la infancia

   First of all, happy Easter to everyone! Time of getting together as a family, time of cooking delicious recipes, traditional plates that we use to eat during those days and that take us back to our childhood. Memories that get us back with the smell of freshly- baked cake or hot, ready-served dish... Past times that we can bring back to our lives every year with some recipes that our mothers shared with us from generation to generation. No modern technology can steal its meaning, its value. As there is the only way: of sharing. As sharing is caring.

   That's why I want to share with you one of my family recipes, that is definitely the taste of my childhood. Especially at this period when we try to cook more, find more time for preparing more elaborate or special plates. Or meals that we do not actually prepare on a daily basis, having no time, no occasion but now there is a good reason. I truly believe that all of us have a dish that we loved when we were kids and its taste brings back paramount memories...

   What is your taste of childhood? For me, it is PIEROGI, Polish dumplings. Homemade would not be homemade if I do not give you the step by step recipe. They are compared to Japanese gyoza, Italian ravioli or even Spanish empanadilla. And there are hundreds of filling you can make, the unique way you like. Spicy, with meat, served with crispy bacon on the top, with mushroom, grated with cheese, sweet with strawberries, served sugared cream...

   The classic ones are stuffed with potato and fresh cheese, boiled and served with fried onion. Typically prepared for Christmas Eve dinner, but for me, there is no determined period. I can really eat them any day of the week, either for lunch or dinner, all year long. They are even better when they are fried on a pan on the following day. And I know that all children love to help making them! Get advantage of cooking with a bit of new cooking vocabulary. Looking for some exotic cousins or international recipes to inspire- are an ideal manner to learn too. I prepared for you some must-know words to practice  ⇓

Ingredients:

1kg of flour

1 medium egg

1 glass of warm water

3 tablespoons of salt

1 teaspoon of black pepper

2 cups of cottage cheese

2 big onions

3/4 glass of melted butter

1. Dough, homemade fresh pasta: In a big bowl mix 700g of flour (700g of flour gives us approx 70 dumplings- Pierogi) with an egg, pinch of salt, add warm water gradually to form a well-combined dough ball. If the dough appears too wet, add more flour. Likewise, if the dough is too crumbly and dry, add more hot water. Sprinkle some flour on the board, then put the ball, to avoid it getting sticky, knead it for about 10 min. Leave it under cover while preparing filling.

2. Filling: Cooked and cooled potatoes mash together with cottage cheese and half chopped fried onion on the butter. Add some salt and black pepper to taste.

3. Cut the dough in half and the first half of the cough roll out to get a thin base. Second half keep under cover to avoid getting dry.

4. Cut out the circles with glass and on each of them put a teaspoon of filling.

5. Rest of dough from circles put back in a ball, rolling to prepare more Pierogi.

6. Fold the circles over and pinch the edges to seal. Repeat this with the other sections of the dough and then place your prepared Pierogi in a single layer sprinkled again with flour. It is important to have them sealed well. There are many ways of folding, have fun with it!

7. Cook them in boiled water for about 10 min, do not put too many of them at once, avoid sticking one to another. No more than one portion of 15 Pierogi at once for 2.5l of water. Stir it from time to time.

8. Strain them gently and serve with fried onion and melted butter on the top. 

ENJOY YOUR MEAL!

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