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Grandma Jo's Pierogi takes 90 minutes to prepare.

Grandma Jo's Pierogi takes 5 minutes to cook.

Grandma Jo's Pierogi makes 50 servings.

The ingredients for Grandma Jo's Pierogi are:

Filling:
1 lb farmer's cheese
1 tbl sugar
1 egg

Dough:
4 c flour
1 stick butter
1 c sour cream
4 eggs

Here is how you make Grandma Jo's Pierogi:

Mix filling ingredients and chill.Cut butter into flour using a pasty cutter or two knives. Stir in sour cream and then eggs, 1 by 1. Chill.Roll filling into small balls, approximately one tbl size (one gumball). Should make 50 +/- 3. Chill.Cut dough into 4 parts and roll out individually. Must flip and re-flour TWICE. Cut circles with a biscuit cutter and set aside. Take two circles and put one cheese ball in the middle. Wet fingers in a bowl of lukewarm water. Trace outside of circle with ball on it. Lay second circle over the first (and cheese ball) and seal by pinching tightly.Repeat for all pierogi.When done, boil 4-6 at a time, depending on size of pot. Each takes 30 seconds or so. Once they rise to the top, they are ready to be taken out. Let dry on a towel and then freeze individually. To fry them up, use butter and onions. Lots of onions.Serving Size: Makes 50 small pierogiNumber of Servings: 50Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user 145_4US.

The nutritional information for Grandma Jo's Pierogi is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 50
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 83.3

• Total Fat: 4.2 g
• Cholesterol: 28.7 mg
• Sodium: 13.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 8.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.3 g
• Protein: 3.1 g