Liturgical Year : Recipes : Pockets with Cheese or Berries

Catholic Recipe: Pockets with Cheese or Berries

INGREDIENTS

Dough:

2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 eggs
Filling
1 cup cottage cheese
1 tablespoon butter, melted
2-3 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 tablespoons currants
1 egg beaten

Details

Serves: 6

Prep Time: 1 1/2 hours

Difficulty: ★★★☆

Cost: ★★☆☆

For Ages: 15+

Origin: Poland

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Also Called: Pierogo z Serem lub Jagodami

DIRECTIONS

Make "well" in flour. Add eggs, beat. Knead. Roll out very thin on floured board. Cut in 2-inch squares. Combine cottage cheese, butter, sugar, cinnamon, currants. Add egg. Blend. Place 1 spoon of cheese mixture on square of dough. Fold dough over to form triangle. Pinch moistened edges together very tightly. Boil in 4 quarts salted water for 30 minutes. Drain. Serve with melted butter, sprinkled with toasted bread crumbs.

Variation: Make mixture of blueberries or huckleberries with sugar. Place small amount of berries on each dough square. Fold as for cheese pocket. Serve with melted butter, sour cream.

Yield, 6 servings

Recipe Source: Catholic Cookbook, The by William I. Kaufman, The Citadel Press, New York, 1965