Baked Yeasted Pierogi with Buckwheat, Twaróg, and Mint

Krasnobrodzkie pierogi z kaszą gryczaną, twarogiem i miętą

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    12

    buns
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      3 hr

Appears in
Fresh From Poland: New Vegetarian Cooking from the Old Country

By Michał Korkosz

Published 2021

  • About

These pierogi are absolutely extraordinary and, at the same time, endearing in their simplicity. This recipe for baked pierogi—essentially stuffed savory buns—comes from my dad’s family. He was born in small-town Krasobród, in the beautiful Roztocze region. We used to go there every Christmas, and my grandma would make these pierogi for a late brunch meal. Though no one agreed with her at the time, she liked adding dried mint to the buckwheat-cheese filling. But I think it’s a really great