How to Make Pierogi Ruski Recipe

A Polish friend recently hosted a day of pierogi making.  She invited all the foreigners in our International Book Club. We made this ruski filing, as well as a sweet filling, and a cold beet soup.  This was the first time I’ve made the pierogi ruski  with potatoes, onion and cheese.  It would be really difficult to choose, but this may be my favorite.  You can’t beat the combination of flavors, and the filling has enough body that it’s easier to work with.  You can make a plump little dumpling and stretch the dough around the potato mixture without it oozing A Swede, two Americans, and our Polish I’ve compared making pierogi to make tamales back in Arizona.  It’s labor intensive, and makes more sense when you’ve got a large…