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Best Austrian Potato Dumpings Recipe

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Recipe for homemade potato dumplings with flour, semolina, egg and butter.
Arbeitszeit 30 Minuten
Cooking Time 10 Minuten
Gesamt 40 Minuten
Portionen 6 dumplings

Kochutensilien

  • potato ricer or grater, potato masher, (do not use blender!)
  • cooking pan

Zutaten

  • 500 g potatoes 1.1 lbs
  • pinch ground nutmeg
  • pinch fine ground salt
  • 125 g flour 1 cup
  • 40 g semolina ¼ cup
  • 25 g unsalted butter 2 tbsp.

Anleitung

  • Boil the unpeeled potatoes in salted water until soft. Leave to cool.
    I recommend to boil the poatoes on the day before and keep in fridge overnight. This way, they dough is less sticky and the dumplings are easier to shape.
  • Peel potatoes and press through a potato ricer.
    Alternatively use a grater or potato masher/fork.
    NEVER use the mixer or blender, this kind of "destroys" the texture of the dough and the dumplings get almost impossible to shape.
    Erdäpfel pressen mit Erdäpfelpresse (Kartoffelpresse)
  • Add salt, nutmeg, flour, semolina, egg and lukewarm butter.
    Zutaten Erdäpfelknödel Erdäpfel, Mehl, Eidotter, Butter, Salz, Equipment Kartoffelpresse
  • Shortly knead together with your hands. Never knead for too long, the dough could loose its binging.
    I do not recommend the kitchen maching for kneaing the dough, as it takes very little time and the result is much better with your hands.
  • Bring water to a boil in a big pot. Add a pinch of salt.
  • Form dough to a roll and cut into 6-8 equally sized pieces.
    Of each piece, shape a dumpling with both of your hands.
    If the dough is very sticky, dust your hands with flour. You might also have to sprinkle the dough with a little more flour. Start with just a teaspoon and use more if still very sticky.
  • Add dumplings to cooking water immediately. (Don't let them sit for too long)
    Let simmer for about 10 minutes, depending on the size of the dumplings.
    IMPORTANT: The water should always be simmering! Meaning: there should be tiny air bubbles dancing to the top but it should never boil to much or stop to simmer at all. (Stay close to pot and adjust the heat accordingly.)
    If you cook frozen, uncooked dumplings, cook a few minutes longer.
    How to cook potato dumplings

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Februar 15, 2016

(c) by Angelika Kreitner-Beretits / Vienna Sunday Kitchen

https://www.vienna-sunday.kitchen/austrian-basics-potato-dumplings/