Lüchowã¯â¿â½s Kartoffel Klösse (potato Dumplings) 1

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 lbs medium potatoes
• 3 egg yolks, beaten
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 3 tablespoons raw farina or 3 tablespoons cream of wheat
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 1 cup breadcrumbs (toasted or fried)
• flour
• 1 1/2 quarts boiling salt water (1-1/2 teaspoons salt)

Recipe

• 1 scrub potatoes.
• 2 boil in salted water until just soft enough to mash.
• 3 drain and mash smoothly.
• 4 add egg yolks, cornstarch, cereal, pepper, salt, and nutmeg.
• 5 beat well; shape into dumplings; place few bread cubes in the center of each. (it is a good idea to shape one dumpling first, and it it does not hold together while cooking, beat a little flour into dumpling mixture before shaping remainder.).
• 6 roll each dumpling lightly in flour.
• 7 cook in rapidly boiling salted water 15 or 20 minutes.
• 8 remove cooked dumplings from water; serve hot.
• 9 make 12 or more dumplings, serves 6 to 8.
• 10 note: any leftover dumplings may be cut in half, sautéed in butter, and used as a garnish on a meat or salad platter.