German Breaded Plum Dumplings Recipes

GERMAN BREADED PLUM DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, 20 to 30 minutes. Drain. Peel as soon as they are cool enough to handle and push through a potato ricer or mash with a potato masher in a bowl. Set aside to cool completely, about 10 minutes.
• Combine potatoes, flour, 1 egg, and salt in a bowl and mix into a smooth dough. Shape into a 3-inch log and cut into 3/4 -inch slices.
• Stuff each pitted Italian plums with 1 sugar cube. Wrap potato dough slices around the stuffed plums so they are completely covered; shape with floured hands into round dumplings.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Submerge dumplings in the water, reduce heat, and simmer on very low heat for 15 minutes. Remove dumplings with a slotted spoon and drain well.
• Lightly beat 2 eggs and place in a deep plate. Add bread crumbs to a second plate. Coat each boiled dumpling in beaten egg and dredge through the bread crumbs. Gently push bread crumbs into dumplings so they stick.
• Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat and pan-fry dumplings until they are golden brown on all sides, 5 to 10 minutes. Serve with cinnamon sugar.

GERMAN BREAD DUMPLINGS (SEMMELKNODEL )

Steps:

• Break bread into small pieces; place in a medium bowl; Pour warm milk over bread.
• Heat oil in a medium skillet; Add onion; sauté until golden brown.
• Add sautéed onion, and remaining ingredients to bread mixture; blend well; mixture should be stiff; Add bread or milk to adjust consistency.
• Working with floured hands, form smooth paste into a roll about 2 1/2 inches in diameter; Cut roll into 8 pieces; form each piece into a dumpling.
• Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil; Add dumplings, one at a time, to boiling water, making sure they are not overcrowded; Do not cover; Simmer over low heat about 15 minutes.
• Dumplings are done when they float.
• Carefully remove dumplings with a slotted spoon; drain well.
• Serve immediately with roast meat and gravy or sauce and cooked kale; dumplings are excellent with roast goose or duck.

DAMPFNUDELA STEAMED GERMAN DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Heat milk a bit and dissolve yeast.
• Make a well in the flour and pour the yeast into the well.
• Let rest 1/2 hour.
• Add remaining milk salt and eggs.
• Beat vigorously til bubbles form.
• Knead well.
• Cover and put dough in a warm place Let rise for 1 hour.
• Cut off 1/2 fist size pieces on floured surface let rise 15 more minutes.
• In a deep skillet or dutch oven melt butter and add warm salted water to a depth of 3/4 inch.
• Add dumplings arranged in one layer touching each other.
• Put lid on pot, seal edges where lid rests with damp cloths to insure no steam escapage.
• Cook on med low heat about 20 minutes Dumplings should have a highly desirable brown crust on bottom. May be served with sauerkraut or canned fruit.