| Babka - Bread
Cooking Recipes Ingredients
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup shortening
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 package active dry yeast
1/4 teaspoon dried lemon peel
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup raisins
1/4 cup chopped almonds
Cooking Recipes Directions
Scald milk. Add shortening, salt, and sugar; stir until melted.
Cool to lukewarm. Add yeast to water; stir until dissolved.
Add to lukewarm milk mixture; mix well. Beat eggs; add with
lemon peel to milk mixture. Add flour; beat until smooth.
Cover; let rise
about 6 hours. Punch down. Add raisins; beat until smooth
and elastic. Generously grease brioche pan; sprinkle bottom
with almonds. Pour dough into pan. Let rise, uncovered, about
20 minutes.
Bake in 425F oven 20 minutes.
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Pierogi - Snack
Cooking Recipes Ingredients
5 cups flour
1/4 lb. butter
1 cup sour cream
3/4 cup water
6 egg yolks
3 eggs
pinch salt
Cooking Recipes Directions
Make a mound out of the flour, then make a well in the center.
Place egg yolks and eggs in the center, cutting in the flour with
a knife and adding water and salt. Knead until firm.
Cut in three parts. Roll dough out thinly, then cut circles with
a cup. Place small amount of filling off center on each circle of
dough. Fold
over and seal by moistening edge with water and putting pressure
on edges for a firm seal.
Boil a pot of water. Add salt. Drop pierogi into boiling water.
Cook lightly for 5 minutes using a low flame. Remove gently with
strainer spoon and brown in butter in frying pan. Serve with sour
cream.
Cheese Filling
1 1/2 cups cottage cheese (drained)
1/4 tsp. vanilla
i egg yolk
1 tb. margarine, melted
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tb. sugar
Drain cottage cheese. Combine Cooking Recipes Ingredients and mix until smooth.
Fill circles of dough with desired amount.
Can also use potatoes, meat, sauerkraut, prunes, mushrooms or combinations
of these to fill pierogi.
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