Schnitzundkneppdriedapplesanddumplings Recipes

SCHNITZ UND KNEPP - DRIED APPLES AND DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Wash apples; cover with water and let soak at least 8 hours or overnight.
• Cover ham with cold water and simmer for 3 hours.
• Add apples and their water; continue to boil another hour.
• Add brown sugar.
• Add dumplings to the pot the last 18 minutes before service.
• To make dumplings: Sift dry ingredients together.
• Add egg, melted butter and enough milk to make a stiff batter.
• Drop by teaspoons into boiling liquid.
• Cover tightly and cook for 18 minutes.
• Serve piping hot on a large platter.

SCHNITZ UN KNEPP

Steps:

• Remove skin and fat from outside of smoked pork.
• Place pork in a Dutch oven; add enough water to cover meat.
• Bring water to boiling; reduce heat.
• Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Stir in dried apples and brown sugar.
• Cover; simmer 1 hour more.
• Meanwhile, for dumplings, in a bowl stir together flour, baking powder, and salt.
• In a small bowl combine egg, milk, and melted margarine or butter.
• Add to flour mixture; stir with a fork just till combined.
• Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls in 10 mounds atop the simmering liquid.
• Cover; simmer for 20 minutes (do not lift the cover) or till a toothpick inserted into the dumplings comes out clean.
• Serve pork on a platter with the dumplings and apples.
• Spoon a small amount of the remaining liquid over the meat.
• Makes 8 to 10 servings.

SNITZ AND KNEPP

Steps:

• Soak the dried apples in water eight hours or overnight.
• Approximately 4 1/2 hours before serving, cover the ham with cold water and cook slowly for three hours.
• Add the apples and the water they were soaking in to the ham.
• Add the brown sugar and cook for an additional hour.
• For the knepp, sift together the dry ingredients.
• Stir in the egg and melted butter.
• Add enough milk to make a batter stiff enough to drop from a spoon.
• Drop the batter by spoonfuls into the boiling ham and apples.
• Cover the pan tightly and cook the dumplings 10 to 12 minutes.
• Do not lift the cover until ready to serve.

SCHNITZ PIE - DRIED APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Cook apples in water to a soft pulp.
• Add orange juice and rind, cinnamon, salt, and sugar; mix well together.
• Cool.
• Line a pie pan with pastry; fill with apple mixture and cover with top crust.
• Crimp edges attractively and cut several slits in crust to allow steam to escape.
• Bake at 450F for ten minutes; reduce heat to 350F and continue baking for 30 more minutes.