Russian mennonite recipes

I recall both of my grandmas baking perishy. The dough for perishy is similar to pie dough, but somewhat a softer dough. I have used numerous dough recipes but this is one I found in my mom's recipe cards not long ago and I have decided it's my favourite. Very soft and flaky, hold together well and bakes up beautifully. Ingredients for dough: 5 6/8 cups flour, (I find that 6 cups is too much, so take away several tablespoons and you should have it right) 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 1…

My Perogies These are boiled cottage cheese filled dumplings also know as Vereniki. Dough 1 cup milk 3 egg whites 1/4 cup oil 1 teaspoon salt 4 - 5 cups flour Cottage Cheese Filling 3 cups dry cottage cheese 3 egg yolks 2 tablespoons cream 1/2 teaspoon salt Mix dough and knead until smooth and firm. Roll out thin on lightly floured counter and cut in squares. Place 1 tablespoon of the cottage cheese filling in center of each square. Fold dough over and seal edges. Gently put each dumpling…

Oh, the memories of this recipe! This is a favourite Mennonite Tradition for a summer meal. This is my mom's favourite recipe for Roll Kuchen. I remember fondly the time my parent's spent making this and how they doubled and tripled the recipe for family gatherings. To non-Mennonites the idea of having these with watermelon strikes them as very strange--Watermelon and doughnuts??!!?? But for me and my family it is a food that we enjoy and look forward to having! Cook time is per batch of 4-6…

The recipe for one of my favorite German Mennonite summer traditions of salty fried bread known as roll kuchen served up with a thick slice of watermelon. via @amyraisingarrows

I’m finally getting back to to Grandma’s Old Wooden Recipe Box. But for this post (and in honor of Easter), I`m blogging about a recipe I got from my mum many years ago; one that`s bee…

My Rhubarb Platz 3 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 and 1/2 cups white granulated sugar 1/2 cup soft margarine 1 egg yolk 4 tablespoons milk Rhubarb ( about 4 - 5 cups chopped ) 1 cup white sugar 2 tablespoons flour ground cinnamon Prepare rhubarb and set aside. In large mixing bowl place the 3 cups flour, the salt, baking powder, and the 1 and 1/2 cups white sugar. Stir thoroughly to blend. Add soft margarine. Rub with hands to form crumbs. In separate small bowl…

A sugar cookie that is not too sweet, but deliciously soft! I was served cookies like these by a Mennonite couple, and searched desperately for the recipe until I found this one on a Mennonite cooking website! They've been a big hit wherever I've taken them, and they're a family favourite! I've modified the recipe to have coconut on top, like they were first served to me. If necessary, add an extra 1/4-1/2 cup of flour to keep the dough from being too sticky, and if you don't have…

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When I wrote that we were going to have waffles and white sauce for supper, so many people had no idea what white sauce for waffles was. Here is our recipe

Posts about Mennonite cream cookies written by darcie friesen hossack