Plum Butter Dumplings Powidtascherln Recipes

PLUM BUTTER DUMPLINGS (POWIDTASCHERLN)

Steps:

• In a sauce pan cook potatoes with skin on until fork tender.
• When cool enough to touch peel the potato.
• Rice or finely grate into a bowl.
• Add the flour, egg plus one yolk and a pinch of salt.
• Knead into a dough.
• Working on a WELL floured work surface roll the dough out fairly thin (the dough does get a bit sticky when rolling so make sure you have enough flour underneath, you can always shake off any access).
• Use a 3-inch round cookie cutter and cut circles.
• In the middle of each circle place a 1/2 teaspoon of plum butter (not too much because is may leak out the sides).
• In a small bowl beat the egg white to make an egg wash.
• Brush a little of the egg was around the edge of each dumpling.
• Fold each dumpling in half, and press edges together with fingers to make sure it is sealed (I always keep a small bowl of flour beside me when pinching to dip my fingers when it gets too sticky).
• In a large pot of boiling water add 10 - 12 dumplings at a time and cook for about 5 minutes.
• Remove dumplings with a slotted spoon into bowl of ice water (just to shock them it prevents sticking) then to a colander or somewhere where all the water can drip off.
• In a pan melt butter and oil add the dumpling a few at a time to ever so slightly brown.
• Pockets can be sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar or icing sugar.
• I mix sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle it on with my fingers then pour a little whipping cream (about 1 tbsp for 4).

BUTTER DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.
• Cut in the cold butter with a pastry blender till mixture resembles coarse oatmeal.
• Add the egg, milk and parsley.
• Blend lightly, don't overmix.
• Drop by approximately 6 tblsful on top of the simmering liquid.
• Cover tightly and cook over medium-low heat for 20 minutes.do not lift the cover during the cooking process.
• Serve in bowls, topped with butter.

PLUM DUMPLINGS - BLOMMEBOLLER

Steps:

• Cook and peel the potatoes.
• Mash in a large bowl.
• Add the flour, sugar, eggs, salt and melted butter and mix well to make a dough.
• Roll out quite thin and cut into rounds the diameter of a teacup.
• Remove pits from the plums and fill each cavity with a sugar cube.
• Place 1 filled plum in each round of dough and pinch edges together.
• Cook in lightly salted boiling water about 10 minutes.
• While the dumplings are cooking, mix the bread crumbs with the melted butter.
• When dumplings are cooked, drain and roll in bread-crumb mixture and then in sugar and cinnamon.
• These are a delicious accompaniment to either roast beef or roast pork.

POLISH PLUM DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Wash fruit in cold water and dry thoroughly; set aside until ready to use.
• Combine flour, melted butter, egg yolks, salt and enough milk to make a soft dough that pulls.
• Cover and let stand about half an hour.
• Roll out thinly on a floured board, cut into 24 small squares and wrap a plum in each.
• Cook in boiling salted water for about 10 minutes; cooked dumplings will float to the top.
• Drain and serve sprinkled with sugar, cinnamon and melted butter.