# Grandma's Homemade Pierogi

My grandma's homemade pierogi recipe which she's been making her whole life.

- Cuisine: Other
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 eggs
- 1.5 cups whole milk
- 1 bag Polish flour
- 16 ounces Polish style farmer's cheese
- 3 onions
- potatoes
- salt
- pepper
- olive oil
- butter

## Instructions

1. Crack 3 eggs into a measuring cup.
2. Pour whole milk into the measuring cup until the mixture measures 1.5 cups.
3. Add a whole bag of Polish flour into a large bowl.
4. Pour the egg and milk mixture into the flour.
5. Knead the mixture by hand.
6. Add another egg and a bit of milk to the dough if it's too dry.
7. Take the Polish farmer's cheese and put it in a cloth.
8. Place the cheese in the fridge overnight.
9. Divide the dough into two halves and place both in the fridge overnight.
10. Melt butter in a pot.
11. Slice about three onions.
12. Dice the sliced onions.
13. Add the diced onions to the melted butter.
14. Sauté the onions until they are caramelized.
15. Boil potatoes.
16. Mash the boiled potatoes.
17. Ensure the mashed potatoes are completely cool.
18. Add the caramelized onions to the mashed potatoes.
19. Add the farmer's cheese to the potato and onion mixture.
20. Season the mixture with salt and pepper to taste.
21. Take the dough out of the fridge.
22. Cut the dough into portions.
23. Roll each portion into a small snake shape.
24. Cut the snake-shaped dough into smaller pieces.
25. Roll out each small piece into a round shape.
26. Fill each round dough piece with the potato and cheese mixture.
27. Seal the pierogi by pressing the edges together.
28. Boil some water in a pot.
29. Add salt and olive oil to the boiling water.
30. Add the filled pierogi to the boiling water.
31. Cook the pierogi until they float to the top.
32. Optionally, serve the pierogi with butter.

## Equipment

- measuring cup
- large bowl
- saucepan
- cloth
- knife
- cutting board
- potato masher
- rolling pin

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@juliamaj30/video/7148931816613891371?lang=en
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/cc19233b-d9d0-4e7d-a263-b8f5e55b8ccf
- Extracted: 2025-08-21

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