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My son who was diagnosed with a learning disability at the age of six is now 31 years old and lives on his own approximately 1/2 mile from my house. He not only lives close to me but also to my daughters house. He has his independence but he still requires a lot from me including a good well balance meal, help cleaning his house and working together to pay his bills. That being said he keeps me busy making meals and keeping him away from fast food establishments. He loves pizza and pierogis so from time to time he requests that I make him Pizza Pierogis.

You will need a large pot to boil water in, Kitchen aid dough roller attachment, pierogi form press, slices of pepperoni and mozzarella cheese.

3 cups flour
3 eggs
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup of water as needed
1/4 teaspoon baking powder

Sauce
16 oz can tomato sauce
6oz can tomato paste
2 tablespoons italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl. Make a well in the center and add the eggs, oil and water. Mix well with a fork then place on a lightly floured surface and knead until the dough is together and has a smooth slightly sticky surface. Wrap in saran wrap and place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. While you are waiting make the sauce by combining all ingredients in a medium bowl and mix well. I make small package of the left over sauce with baggies and store them in the freezer for later use. Pull the dough from the refrigerator and divide into 4 parts. Using a pasta roller attachment on a kitchen aid mixer flatten each piece at the largest setting several times to form a smooth dough. You may need to dust the dough with flour from time to time to assist in the rolling process. Now set the roller setting to 3 and roll out and place on the floured surface and cut the dough to approximately 3 1/2″ round circles. Place the dough circles into a pierogi press, add 1/2 teaspoon pizza sauce, 2 pepperoni slices cut in half and 1 teaspoon mozzarella cheese. wet the other edges of the dough with water then fold the press together forming the pizza pierogi. Place them into a pot of boiling water for 3 minutes until done ensuring that you flip them from time to time so that both sides cook properly. Remove to drain and cover with pizza sauce.

Enjoy
Chef Brian Klauss