Homemade Pel'menis

Ingredients:

For dough
1. 1 1/2 cups flour
2. Pinch of salt
3. 1/2 cup cold water
4. 2 eggs

For filling
1. (1) large russett potato
2. 2 tbs. butter
3. Thyme, salt, pepper, greek oregano, basil...


Directions:

To make dough, quickly combine flour and cold water in a mixing bowl and mix together with a fork. Stir in eggs and add salt, to taste. Using generous amounts of extra flour, roll dough into ball and set aside.

To make filling, cut potato into chunks and dump into pot of boiling water. After potatoes become soft, strain out the water and place into a mixing bowl. Let cool. Using a pastry cutter (or your hands) mash potatoes along with butter and herbs/spices until blended.

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.

To asssemble pel'menis:

1. Grab a chunk of dough about the size of a 50 cent piece (generously floured) and roll it out until it is very thin medallion.
2. Drop a chunk of filing in the center of the medallion and using your fingers, gently fold the dough in half over the filling. Pinch the dough together along the crease and around the shape of the filling. Fold the creased dough up and shape it around the filling--like a person reaching two arms around their beer gut and clasping their hands at the center.
3. Dump the pel'menis into the boiling water and cook until they float to the surface. Strain and serve with sour cream, hot sauce & cilantro.