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VARENYKY/PYROHY |
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 Varenyky/Pyrohy
- The Czechs call them "vareniki"
- The Germans call them "kase knoeph"
- The Polish call them "pirogi"
- The Ukrainians call them "varenyky or
pyrohy"
- The Americans call them "Cheese
Buttons or Dumplings"
Whatever they call them, they all
agree..."They are delicious".
Now they are available Filled with
Potatoes or Cottage Cheese!
No dish is more tempting to feast upon
than well-filled, plump varenyky - pyrohy made with soft dough and
served with generous portions of cream. Another benefit is that
the varenyky - pyrohy can be prepared in a few minutes thus enabling
working people a home-made meal quickly. |
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| Cooking Methods:
Directions for boiling:
- Traditional Method: Place
three quarts of water into a kettle. Add salt and a few drops of
oil. Bring the water to a rolling boil. Drop 12 to 15 buttons
into the boiling water. Stir gently with a wooden spoon to prevent
buttons from sticking to the bottom or to each other. Bring to a
boil. As the buttons boil gently, they will float to the top.
Continue to boil gently for three to five minutes until they are well
puffed. Drain in colander. Place in bowl, sprinkle with salt,
toss with onions sautéed in butter or oil. Serve with sour cream, fried
bacon bits, or bread crumbs fried in butter.
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 Creative
Methods:
- Place frozen buttons into a frying pan,
add water, oil and cream. Cover pan and fry gently until nice and
brown. Use a spatter screen while frying.
- Place boiled buttons into a pan, add cream
and oil and heat at low temperature.
- For lasagna, arrange boiled cheese-filled
buttons in a pan, cover with Ragu sauce, and heat at a low temperature.
- Left-over boiled buttons may be frozen,
deep fried in hot oil or pan-fried in butter.
As part of a main course, Buttons go well
with beef stroganoff, meatballs and gravy, or country style sausage. |
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Cottage Cheese
Buttons |
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Nutrition Facts |
Product# UCIC
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Amt/Serving |
%DV |
Amt/Serving |
%DV |
| Total
Fat 8 |
15% |
Total
Carb 46 |
15% |
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Fat 1 |
4% |
Fiber
1 |
6% |
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Cholesterol 5 |
0% |
Sugars 4 |
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Sodium 380 |
15% |
Protein 9 |
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Vit. A 0% - Vit. C 0% - Cal. 6% -
Iron 10% |
Serving
size
5 Buttons (142g/5oz) |
Servings
per container
About 6 |
Calories
300
Fat Cal. 80 |
| *Percent
Daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. |
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Potato Buttons |
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Nutrition Facts |
Product# UCIP
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Amt/Serving |
%DV |
Amt/Serving |
%DV |
| Total
Fat 9 |
15% |
Total
Carb 40 |
15% |
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Fat 1 |
4% |
Fiber
1 |
6% |
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Cholesterol 0 |
0% |
Sugars 2 |
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Sodium 430 |
20% |
Protein 17 |
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Vit. A 0% - Vit. C
0% - Cal. 8% - Iron 8% |
Serving
size
5 Buttons (142g/5oz) |
Servings
per container
About 6 |
Calories
310
Fat Cal. 80 |
| *Percent
Daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. |
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| Ingredients:
Enriched wheat flour (barley, flour, niacin, iron, potassium, thisamine,
riboflavin), semolina, (milled wheat, niacin, iron, thiamine, riboflavin)
canola oil, water, spices. Fillings:
- Cheese: low fat cottage cheese,
salt
- Potato: potato, onions, canola oil,
spices
- Sauerkraut: cabbage, water, canola
oil, onions, salt, preservatives (sodium benzoate and sodium bisulfate).
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| The Ukrainian Cultural
Institute produces approximately 11,200 buttons a week. The buttons
are packaged in two-pound plastic bas. Twelve bags make one case.
Caseloads are sold to wholesale companies. Grocery stores obtain their
inventory of buttons from the wholesale companies.
Bulk buyers who order their buttons from the
Ukrainian Cultural Institute are Dan's Super Markets in Dickinson and
Bismarck, Hebron Jack and Jill, and Wurst Shop, Dickinson.
Individuals who would like to have access to
purchase the buttons in their grocery store should request the store to
stock them.
The Ukrainian Cultural Institute also
produces buttons filled with sauerkraut and prune. These buttons along
with the potato and cheese buttons, can be purchased at Ukrainian Cultural
Institute, 1221 West Villard Street, Dickinson, North Dakota 58601.
The Ukrainian Cultural Institute is dedicated
to preserving, promoting and displaying the Ukrainian Culture.
We use North Dakota Products:
- Cass Clay Creamery cottage cheese
- Red River Valley Potatoes
- Durakota Semolina flour
Help promote North Dakota produced varenyky/pyrohy.
Ask your grocery store to carry North Dakota Produced Buttons. |
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Distributed throughout the
upper Midwest by wholesale distributors:
- Food Services of America
- US Food Service
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