Quark Dumplings with Pears

Ingredients

• 2 pears
• 1 tbsp lemon juice and butter per pear
• 2 tsp powdered sugar
• 2 tbsp pear brandy
• 300 g starchy potatoes (from yesterday)
• 100 g flour
• 150 g Low-Fat Quark
• a pinch of salt
• 1-2 eggs (medium size)
• 1 tbsp Raisins
• 3 tbsp clarified butter
• zucchini-cinnamon mixture
• mint (for garnish)

Instructions

1. 1.

   Quarter the pears, peel, core and cut into wedges. Heat butter in a pan. Briefly sauté the pears. Add powdered sugar and lemon juice and steam the pears for a short time. Add pear brandy and transfer the pears to a bowl. Let cool.

2. 2.

   Grate the potatoes finely. Mix with flour, quark, a pinch of salt, eggs and raisins into a smooth dough. Shape small dumplings from the potato dough. Heat clarified butter and fry the dumplings until golden brown. Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar and serve garnished with pears and mint.