Germany − Zwetschgenknodel

GreekVegetarianEasy30 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
4
  • 3 each potatoes, boiled the previous day, peeled
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 2 each egg yolks
  • 2 each -3 heaping tablespoons flour
  • 0 each lbs. damson plums (sometimes called prune-plums)
  • 1 each sugar cube for each plum
  • 0.3 cup bread crumbs
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon

Instructions

  1. 1

    Wash the plums, wipe dry, remove stomes, and insert a sugar cube into the center of each plum.

  2. 2

    Smash the boiled potatoes and mix with the cool melted butter, egg yolks, and salt, then add as much flour as it takes to produce a slightly adhesive dough.

  3. 3

    Note that less flour you use the better they will turn out.

  4. 4

    Keep your hand cool, take enough dough to cover the plums with 1/4-1/2 inch thickness; carefully press the edges together.

  5. 5

    Drop into boiling water and simmer until they start to float.

  6. 6

    Serve with melted butter, and sprinkle sugar, cinnamon, or a combination of both on it.

  7. 7

    Or serve with breadcrumbs, browned in butter.

Tags

greekinternational-recipes