Cheddar and potato perogies
<p>These Polish cheese and potato dumplings are an Eastern European staple for a reason – they’re morish! Try serving with sour cream and sauerkraut for the full effect.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ingredients:</span></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>2 tablespoons of butter</li>
<li>1 diced onion</li>
<li>Diced bacon</li>
</ul>
<p><em>Dough</em></p>
<ul>
<li>3 cups of flour</li>
<li>1 teaspoon of salt</li>
<li>1 egg</li>
<li>¾ cup of water</li>
<li>2 tablespoons of vegetable oil</li>
</ul>
<p><em>Filling</em></p>
<ul>
<li>Half a kg of peeled and cubed russet potatoes</li>
<li>2 tablespoons of butter</li>
<li>⅓ cup of chopped onion</li>
<li>½ cup of shredded cheddar</li>
<li>¼ teaspoon of salt</li>
<li>¼ teaspoon of pepper</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Method: </span></strong></p>
<ol>
<li>To make dough, whisk flour and salt together in a bowl.</li>
<li>Add egg, oil, water and stir. Add more water if dough isn’t sticky enough.</li>
<li>On a floured surface, knead until dough is smooth. Cut in half.</li>
<li>Cover and let rest for 20 minutes.</li>
<li>To make the filling, boil salted water in a large pot.</li>
<li>Cook potatoes until soft, transfer to a bowl and mash.</li>
<li>Melt butter in a pan over medium heat. Add onion and cook until tender and golden.</li>
<li>Add onions, cheese, salt and pepper into potatoes. Stir.</li>
<li>Now to put them together, take half the dough, roll on floured surface until five-mm thick.</li>
<li>Cut into rounds using an eight-cm round cutter.</li>
<li>Fill each round with one teaspoon of filling.</li>
<li>Wet edge with a small amount of water, fold over, and pinch sealed.</li>
<li>Repeat with all remaining filling and dough.</li>
<li>Boil water and add perogies, cooking for roughly five minutes. Remove.</li>
<li>Fry bacon and onion until bacon is cooked but not crispy and onions are golden.</li>
<li>Add perogies and cook until golden and slightly crispy.</li>
</ol>
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