Lazy Pierogi (Leniwe)

From my Grandmother's Notes:

The Recipe

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Ingredients:

   500 g Quark Cheese/Farmers Cheese/ or dry cottage cheese

   250 g boiled potatoes in skins (uniform medium sized) cooled and peeled

   2 eggs

   8 Tbsp white flour
   2 Tbsp potato starch (not potato flour)
   pinch of salt

Press cheese and potatoes through a ricer or meat grinder. add eggs, salt, and flour, and starch. Knead till uniform consistency.

Using extra flour, roll out to 3cm wide logs and cut at a diagonal. 

Bring a big pot of water to a boil.

Place lazy pierogy, about 10 at a time, into the boiling water, and once they float up to the surface, boil for further 2 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon onto a plate.

 Serve with melted butter, toasted bread crumbs, and sugar.

The Review

Delicious, reminds me of my childhood!