Schnitz Un Knepp
- 3 lbs pork shoulder (smoked picnic shoulder is best)
- 6 ounces dried apples
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 beaten egg
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons margarine or 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- Remove skin and fat from outside of smoked pork.
- Place pork in a Dutch oven; add enough water to cover meat.
- Bring water to boiling; reduce heat.
- Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Stir in dried apples and brown sugar.
- Cover; simmer 1 hour more.
- Meanwhile, for dumplings, in a bowl stir together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In a small bowl combine egg, milk, and melted margarine or butter.
- Add to flour mixture; stir with a fork just till combined.
- Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls in 10 mounds atop the simmering liquid.
- Cover; simmer for 20 minutes (do not lift the cover) or till a toothpick inserted into the dumplings comes out clean.
- Serve pork on a platter with the dumplings and apples.
- Spoon a small amount of the remaining liquid over the meat.
- Makes 8 to 10 servings.
pork shoulder, apples, brown sugar, flour, baking powder, salt, egg, milk, margarine
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/schnitz-un-knepp-457045 (may not work)