Potato Dumplings
Kartoffelköße is a recipe with fresh ingredients from the root vegetable category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- 3 kg potatoes (starchy, boiling type)
- 2 stale rolls
- 2 tbsp butter
- Salt
Instructions
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1.
Peel, wash the potatoes and place them in cold water.
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2.
Cut 1 kg of them into pieces and cook uncovered for about 30 minutes until they become a puree, without adding salt.
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3.
Meanwhile grate the remaining potatoes and press the mixture through a kitchen towel over a bowl to extract liquid; put the mass in a large bowl and loosen it slightly.
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4.
When starch has settled from the pressed potato water, pour out the water and add the starch back into the potato mixture.
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5.
Then pass the hot cooked potato mixture through a sieve into the raw dough, mix well, season with salt, and work it thoroughly until the dough is smooth, cohesive, and releases easily from the bowl edges.
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6.
Bring plenty of salted water to a boil in a large pot.
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7.
With damp hands form 12 dumplings, placing some toasted bread cubes in the center of each.
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8.
Drop the dumplings into the boiling salted water, reduce heat, and let them simmer for about 25 minutes; do not cook further!
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9.
Remove the finished dumplings and serve them in a preheated bowl.
