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Sweet and simple
Common dishes in Poland are 'pierogi' (dumplings
with quark or cream cheese), 'uszka' (a kind of
ravioli), 'bigos' (sausage, mushrooms and cabbage),
braised pork with cabbage, desserts made with
poppy seed, and cheesecakes.
Leniwe pierogi (quark dumplings with cinnamon
butter)
Ingredients (Serves 4):
250 g quark
4 tbsp plain flour
1 egg
1 sachet vanillin sugar
1 large pinch baking powder
water
salt
125 g butter
sugar
cinnamon
Method:
- Mix quark, flour, egg, vanillin sugar and
baking powder to blend well and form into a
smooth dough.
- Bring the water to the boil and salt lightly.
- Form the dough into dumplings using two dessert
spoons and drop into gently boiling water. Simmer
briefly in very small batches until they rise
to the surface after a short while.
- Drain the dumplings and serve out onto plates.
- Melt the butter in a small saucepan, add a
generous amount of sugar and cinnamon and pour
over the dumplings.
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