While many recipes for pierogi dough have eggs or sour cream in them, it isn’t necessary to enjoy pierogi. This easy vegan pierogi dough recipe does the trick with basic pantry staples.

Once you finish following the directions of this recipe, you’ll be ready to add vegan pierogi fillings, like Vegan Mushroom and Sauerkraut Pierogi, Vegan Cheesy Potato and Bacon Pierogi, or the filling of your choice.

Vegan Pierogi Dough

3 cups all-purpose flour

½ cup water

¼ cup canola oil

Dash of salt

1. Add the flour, water, oil and salt to a large mixing bowl. Let it sit without mixing it for a minute or two. Then, mix together. If the dough is too wet, add a little bit more flour. If the dough is too dry, add a bit more water.

2. Work the dough until it comes together. Then, knead it until it is elastic.

3. Make the dough into a ball, place it in the center of the mixing bowl, and cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a towel. Let the dough rest for 30 minutes.

4. After the 30 minutes, it’s ready for a vegan pierogi filling, like Vegan Mushroom and Sauerkraut Pierogi or Vegan Cheesy Potato and Bacon Pierogi!