Bavarian Potato Dumpling Recipe
This is another German potato dumpling recipe, quick and easy. The addition of the farina flour made these dumplings light in texture. The combination of the toasted bread crumbs and buttered white bread is also amazing as top coating. This recipe is done in an hour. To give this recipe a try, follow a few steps outlined below.
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons butter, divided (90 g)
- 1 cup dry white breadcrumb (90 g)
- 2 slices fresh white bread, cut into ½ inch pieces
- ½ cup farina, not quick-cooking (75 g)
- ½ all-purpose flour (55 g)
- ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg, freshly grated if possible (0.63 g)
- ⅛ teaspoon white pepper (0.63 g)
- 3 teaspoons salt (15 g)
- 3½ cups cold mashed potatoes or 4- 5 medium russet potatoes (790 g)
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
Instructions
- In a skillet, melt butter and sauté bread crumbs into butter until browned.
- Remove from pan and place on paper towels to drain.
- Using the same pan/skillet, add the other 2 tablespoons of butter and cook the white bread until browned.
- Drain buttered white bread on paper towels. Combine this with the toasted bread crumbs and set aside.
- Place mashed potatoes in a large mixing bowl.
- In a small bowl, mix together flour, farina, 1½ teaspoon salt, nutmeg and pepper. Gradually blend this mixture in three or more portions to the potatoes, beating after each addition.
- Whisk in eggs and mix well. If mixture is too thin to hold together in a ball, add flour gradually to the mixture.
- In a cooking pot, bring 4 quarts of water and remaining salt to a boil.
- Lightly dust hands with flour and shape each dumpling into a 2 inch ball. Make a hole into the center of the ball.
- Place 2-3 croutons into the center of each dumpling and pinch/roll the edges to cover the croutons.
- Drop dumplings by batches into boiling water and stir gently.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 12-15 minutes, or until dumplings float to the surface. Cook for an additional one minute.
- Remove dumplings with a slotted spoon and place on a preheated platter.
- Sprinkle with toasted bread crumbs and serve immediately.
