I ate a pint of blueberries in about 30 minutes the other day. Now, as funny as that sounds, I blame it on a few factors...- I just got back from the gym after a squat day and was famished.
- Summer sales twisted my arm to buy more blueberries than a single guy should consume.
- I just really, really like blueberries.
It's all cool though. As I'm sure many of you know, blueberries are one of the kings of anti-oxidants, and generally a good source of fiber. I'm pretty sure I killed whatever germs or diseases were trying to creep up on my that day, because I had my super-fruit. Germ proof, you might call it.
I'm still working on injury and bullet proof, I'll get back to you on that :)
So... I wrote a post last summer (wow as in like last year) about pierogi I made with plums. While plums are a favorite, my family used to always make pierogi with a blueberry filling. A little powdered sugar on top is all you need, and it makes a nice accompaniment with some meat and cheese for a light lunch. You can check out the old post for more step by step directions, because I used the same recipe again... the only change was the filling :)
Blueberry Pierogi
Dr. Adam
Filling:
-1 pint blueberries
-1/2 cup sugar
-1 tsp lemon juice
-1 Tbsp honey
-1/4 cup water or so
Dough:
-3 1/2 c. AP Flour
-1/2 c. sugar
-1 tsp salt
-1 c. milk
-1 egg, beaten
-2 tsp canola oil
Directions the same as the other post...
Again I came out with about 30 pierogi or so. There might have been a couple more, because I had some real cute nimble fingers helping me. I'm usually pretty good with my hands, but when working on small delicate things I can get a bit clumbsy. So, I owe most of the awesomeness of these treats to my helper. I'd probably have purple fingers for the rest of the year if it wasn't for her.
Have a fantastic week, and I'll catch up with you guys later. Just some FYI, my blog is up on Facebook now, so go on and be a fan. I'll follow you, you can follow me, and hopefully we won't end up in circles :)
Comments
Those look fabulous. My policy during these high volume blueberry weeks is to buy one container to freeze for every two that I buy to eat, which means I have A LOT of blueberries in my freezer.
anywho, these look absolutely delicious, and i'm all over pierogi!
ooh, the nimble fingers of a female helper ;)
I am with you on the BB's - love those guys!
Blueberry pierogeies are a great idea and these look incredibly delicious. I'll take a plateful please!
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Your story of blueberry consumption made me smile - last week one of my co-workers brought in a 5 gallon bucket of blueberries from her father's farm, and all of us who were working that night had big beautiful bowls of blueberries for "supper..." :-) 'Twas heaven!! :-) Here's to getting our delicious dose of blueberry antioxidants! :-)
I'm currently in what is arguably the best city to buy perogies in Canada. I should really go and get a few dozen before flying home.
Oh -- re: eating just one. Not physically possible.