Halushky Or Knedliki

• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup uncooked farina
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 cup cold butter
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 6 -8 quarts salt water
• TOPPING
• 2 large onions, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup butter
• sour cream (optional)

1. In a large bowl, combine the flour, farina, baking powder, and salt. Mix well.
2. Add the butter in small pieces. Crumble the flour mixture with your fingertips to form a coarse meal.
3. Add the eggs and milk. Stir until the batter is smooth.
4. Bring the salted water to a boil. Using two tablespoons, drop the batter into the boiling water. Cover, and simmer for 8 minutes. Cook 6 to 8 at a time.
5. Remove cooked dumplings from the water with a slotted spoon and place them in a buttered ovenproof dish. Keep warm in a slow 250u0b0F oven until all the dumplings and the topping are done.
6. To prepare the topping, melt the butter in a skillet. Saute the sliced onions until they are light brown and starting to crisp. Remove from heat.
7. Cover the dumplings with the fried onions. Serve accompanied by a bowl of sour cream, if you wish. Yield: About 12 to 15 dumplings.
8. Leftover halushky are delicious fried in butter or bacon fat.

allpurpose flour, farina, baking powder, salt, cold butter, eggs, buttermilk, salt water, topping, onions, butter, sour cream

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/halushky-or-knedliki-125887 (may not work)