Sometimes I absolutely love making dough. When I made this babka and the dough felt smooth and elastic as it should and it rose in the pan and then in the oven, I was beyond happy with myself. I felt like a baking goddess when I lifted the three hefty, chocolatey loaves from the oven. And I [...]
Posts Tagged ‘pierogi’
A Lesson in Dough Perseverance
Posted in Writing, tagged kitchen disaster, kitchen nightmares, make dough, pierogi on January 24, 2012 | 7 Comments »
Cheese Pierogi
Posted in Baltimore, Ingredients, Recipes, Travel, tagged farmers cheese, pierogi, Polish foods on November 17, 2009 | 10 Comments »
This past weekend, I made pierogi with Buszi (my grandmother, pronounced Boo-she), Aunt Jo (my great-aunt; they are sisters), my mom, my Aunt Barb, and my cousin Jackie. It was a family effort learning how to make these doughy pockets of our Polish ancestry. I should say here that I do not celebrate Poland’s culture [...]
