Nagie "Lazy" Pierogi - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 1/2 lbs farmer cheese
    4 egg yolks
    2 egg whites
    1 teaspoon salt
    1 teaspoon pepper
    1/2 onion, grated
    2 tablespoons sugar, approx. to taste
    1/4 teaspoon baking powder
    2 cups flour, approximate- enough to make stiff dough
    1/2 cup salted butter (for melting)
Preparation
    Fill large diameter pot with water and heat to slow boil.
    Mix all ingredients together to form a stiff dough.
    Roll out on floured board to 1/2 inch thickness.
    Cut into diamond shapes, approx 2 inches.
    Place pieogi in gently boiling water. Stir until they all rise to the top and cook for 5 minutes. Drain well. Brown butter in large frying pan, add pierogies. Toss in browned butter over low heat for about 2 minutes until some of the butter has been absorbed. Put on serving platter and pour over the rest of the browned butter from the pan.

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