Still eating Perogi's...

My family has got to be getting sick of all of these perogi's. I had another crack at it this weekend and to be completely honest I think I'm doing pretty well. Not to toot my horn or anything. My mother definitely has some competition if I do say so myself. We've added some more salt and I think I've got it just right. I'm pretty proud of myself for mastering closing them without letting the stuffing fall out, despite having trouble with doing that at first. I've definitely learned that I have more patience than I may have thought. Cooking takes time, well if you want it to taste good, which I obviously want to take the title of the best Perogi maker in the family. Sorry Mom (not really). I think the only place I go from here is back to the kitchen... to eat more of the perogi's I've made, because there definitely is a lot. Hopefully my class likes them just as much as me and the rest of my family.

Tootaloo! Your Perogi making Queen

MORE PEROGIS

I had another try at it today! I actually think I could be getting better. I’m not entirely sure if they will taste as good as my mothers but they will definitely look the same! I’ve mastered the art of closing them without having the dough burst. You have to first get your fingers wet and carefully pinch the end of the dough. The secret is first getting your fingers wet. The water and flour acts like a glue to close the dough up and hold the stuffing in. I swear my mother didn’t tell me this at the beginning because she wanted to stay the reigning champ of perogi making in our family (you sneaky mom!). I gave them a taste today and I think they need some more salt. Oh boy I’m starting to sound like a real cook. Maybe it isn’t salt (what do I know?), but there’s something missing.  I’ll have to ask what my mother thinks, or the rest of my taste testers. Hopefully my family likes all these perogi’s coming their way!

Be back soon, and more perogi’s will have been eaten! 

Perogi Making

I've come to realize making perogi's are way harder than I thought. Maybe I should have stuck with being good at eating them rather than making them. Seems a lot easier (and enjoyable?). I've learned that making them is a very tedious process. It is important to ensure that they are carefully sealed, which allows the stuffing inside not to bust out of the dough, and therefore having just cooked dough rather than the whole perogi. Although the process is very time consuming and meticulous I've learned that I actually enjoy being in the kitchen. Maybe because I enjoy being with my mother and preparing food is an easy way we can bond with one another. In terms of the next step I think I have to come up with a better system or 'art' to sealing the perogi's. That way I can ensure that they are completely sealed carefully.

Here goes another crack at it!

Welcome to my blog!

Welcome!Here you will be able to keep up to date with my Genius Hour Project. Throughout the next two weeks I will be focusing on making perogis!
My Genius Hour question: 
"Can I make homemade Perogis as good as my Mother?"
Ideally I would like to be able to make perogis up to my mothers standards. If all else fails they just won't be as tasty! (Opps). 
I will measure my progress by continuing to make perogis and having my family members try them and compare them to what they remember my Mother's perogi tastes like. 

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