Pierogi: Seasonal Sweet & Savory Polish Dumplings with Zuza Zak
Six Dutchess in the Kitchen | Live, Hands-On Virtual Class
Taught by Zuza Zak and hosted by Six Dutchess Farm on Zoom
In this class, we'll be exploring the techniques and history of Polish dumplings, using seasonal ingredients from the fall harvest.
You will learn to make both savory pierogi, using up leftovers in a useful and delicious way, as well as seasonal sweet pierogi, that you can amend to your own tastes in the future. Together, we'll also be making a simple, yeasted dumpling with honey and talk about other styles of regional, Polish dumplings to try. We'll make all of our doughs together, learn how to roll them out, shape and fill them, and how to cook and freeze them for future meals!
Our menu for the class:
Boxing Day / Post-Thanksgiving Day Pierogi
The most delicious, crispy pierogi stuffed with leftovers from any holiday roast and served with tart cranberry sauce.
Pumpkin and Poppyseed Pierogi
The lovechild of the seasonal pumpkin pierogi and the pretty poppyseed pierogi, combining all the tastiness of spiced pumpkin with a beautiful poppyseed exterior.
Polish Honey Drop Dumplings
A super easy recipe for the ULTIMATE comfort food⏤a sweet, yeast-based dumpling. Just be careful you don't eat the whole bowl (it's easy to do!).
This class will be limited to 25 registrants, first-come, first-served.
RECORDING
This class is recorded in full and you will receive the live recording, along with the recipe packet, within 24 hours of the class to enjoy and cook along on your own time. This ensures that you will not miss any class content should you be unable to attend live.
PREPARATION
Pierogi: Seasonal Sweet & Savory P{polish Dumplings is a live, interactive cooking class, hosted in the Hudson Valley by Six Dutchess Farm on Zoom, and taught by Zuza Zak from her UK home kitchen. Recipes, a full ingredient list, and a Zoom link will be provided one week prior to class. Though you are not required to cook along, it does make the experience more immersive and it provides you with a real Sunday treat. We welcome and encourage you to cook and learn along with your loved ones.
CANCELLATIONS
Please note, due to the small size of this class and its virtual nature, registration is non-refundable and class credit is not given should you find yourself unable to attend.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR I ZUZA ZAK
Meet Zuza, a Storyteller-Cook whose aim is to inspire the world to cook and eat more food from Eastern Europe.
Zuza’s interest lies in the culture and history of food and, as such, she uses storytelling as a medium for delving into another cuisine and through it, into another culture. Both in her writing and in her food-focused PhD at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies (UCL), Zuza explores food as a cultural anthropologist, in the context of identity, society and culture.
Zuza was born in Poland in 1979 and moved to the UK when she was eight. She worked in TV for eight years, started a London-based super club, A Slavic Tale, and authored three cookbooks, Polska: New Polish Cooking, Amber & Rye: A Baltic Food Journey, and Pierogi. In October 2019, Zuza started a food-focused PhD at the prestigious School of Slavonic and East European Studies, UCL, while raising her two young daughters. You can read more about Zuza here.