1 The oldest pierogi dough recipe is very simple – just plain flour, oil, salt and hot water. A lot of babushkas still use this recipe today. Modern recipes often include eggs which enrich the dough and is probably a culinary influence that has come from Italy.
2 There are lots of different shapes to experiment with – half-moon, round, envelope or rectangles are common, or uska (little ears), and the way they are sealed can differ, from crimping with a fork to folding over the edges, pleating or pinching.
3 Pierogi ruskie is probably the most popular
