Pierogi - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 c. flour
    1/2 tsp. salt
    2 tsp. sour cream
    1/2 c. warm water or milk
    1 egg + 1 egg yolk
    1 Tbsp. butter for richer dough
Preparation
    Mix ingredients and knead into a soft pliable dough.
    Let rest 10 minutes under a warm bowl.
    Divide the dough in half.
    Roll out the dough on a floured surface to 1/8 or 1/4 inch thickness.
    Cut out circles of dough, about 4 inches in diameter from the dough. Place a rounded tablespoon of filling to one side of each circle, then fold the dough over to make a half moon.
    Carefully seal the edges by pinching together or crimping with the tines of a fork. Cook in 2 quarts boiling water.
    Add only enough pierogi to the boiling water to make one layer.
    Crowding makes them stick together.
    Count cooking time after the water returns to boiling. About 4 to 6 minutes later the pierogi will float.
    Remove with a slotted spoon.
    Serve drizzled with melted butter or Polish style, sprinkled with buttered bread crumbs.

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