Potato Dumplings - Our potato dumplings are pureed or grated potatoes, then mixed with flour and salt. Then boiled in water to make a dumpling. There are no mashed potatoes in our recipe. There is nothing added to the inside of the dumpling, and there is no melted butter on them. We add fried bacon and onions to our potato dumplings. Kopytka recipe - are mashed potato dumplings. They are made with mashed potatoes or with leftover mashed potatoes. The mashed potatoes can be put through a potato ricer to get all of the lumps out. Then the mashed potatoes are mixed with flour, egg, and salt to make a dough. They are cut into shapes that look like little hooves. They are then boiled in water. Kopytka is also topped with buttered breadcrumbs, which are melted butter and breadcrumbs that are fried together. Also known as one version of Polonaise sauce. Pierogies - Made with flour, egg, salt, and water. The dough is rolled out on a floured surface, then cut in round shapes. Filled with dry curd cheese, boiled as dumplings, then served with melted butter poured on top.