Czech Potato Dumplings
- 3 cups mashed potatoes, cold
- 3 eggs
- 3 tablespoons cream of wheat
- 3 cups flour
- Peel and boil potatoes until done.
- Drain potatoes and mash.
- Do not add butter or milk.
- Cool potatoes in refrigerator until cold.
- Mix in order given.
- Mix well, and knead on a floured board until smooth.
- Divide dough in half and make each half of dough into a roll about 3 inches in diameter and about 12 inches long.
- Cut into dumplings about 2 inches long with a sharp knife that has been dipped in flour.
- While you are cutting the dumplings, bring a large stockpot about 2/3 full of water with 1 teaspoon of salt added to water to a boil.
- Once the water is boiling, add half of the dumplings to the water and stir so they don't stick to the bottom.
- Boil for 15 minutes.
- Remove from water with slotted spoon to drain.
- Place dumplings in roaster sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
- Cover and keep warm in oven set to low.
- Boil the rest of the dumplings, remove from water and add to roaster.
- Serve.
- These are wonderful eaten with butter or sauerkraut or gravy.
- I use all of my leftover mashed potatoes for this recipe.
- To freeze:.
- Place leftover dumplings on waxed paper lined baking sheets and freeze until solid.
- Remove from baking sheet and place in ziplock freezer bags to store in freezer.
- Will keep for 6 months in freezer.
mashed potatoes, eggs, cream of wheat, flour
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/czech-potato-dumplings-316079 (may not work)