Description:

German Potato Dumplings

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Recipes from around the world

Serves/Makes:12 or more dumplings

Ingredients

• 9 medium size potatoes
• 3 beaten egg yolks
• 3 tbsp (45 ml) cornstarch
• 3 tbsp (45 ml) raw farina or cream of wheat
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml) pepper
• 1-1/2 tsp (7 ml) salt
• 1/4 tsp (1 ml) nutmeg
• 1 cup (225 ml) white bread crumbs
• Flour
• 1-1/2 quarts (1425 ml) boiling salted water

Preparation

• Scrub potatoes.
• Boil in salted water until just soft enough to mash.
• Drain and mash smoothly.
• Add egg yolks, cornstarch, cereal, pepper, salt and nutmeg. Beat well.
• Shape into dumplings, placing a few read crumbs in center of each.
• It is a good idea to shape one first and if it does not hold together while cooking, beat a little flour into dumpling mixture before shaping remainder.
• Roll each dumpling lightly in flour.
• Cook in rapidly boiling salted water 15-20 minutes.
• Remove from water; serve hot.

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