German Potato Dumplings
- 2 buns (stale, dried out) or 1/2 French baguette (stale, dried out)
- 2 cups water
- 3 cups potatoes (cooked and riced or left over and grated)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 -5 tablespoons flour
- 4 -5 tablespoons cream of wheat or 4 -5 tablespoons cornmeal
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 egg
- parsley
- Soak buns in bowl of water for about 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile rice or grate potato using the fine grater into a medium bowl.
- Squeeze all the water out of the soaked rolls and add to the grated potato.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and using hands, mix together.
- If dough is really sticky add a little more flour.
- Wet your hands and form balls about 2 1/2 " in diameter.
- Drop dumplings in a large pot of boiling water.
- Once dumplings have floated to the top of the water let cook another 10 minutes.
- Remove from the pot with slotted spoon.
- Enjoy.
- Added Note:
- You might want to make extra.
- These freeze very well.
- Left overs are a great accompaniment to roast beef or pork ,just slice little less than 1/2 inch thick slices and brown in butter.
buns, water, potatoes, salt, flour, cream of wheat, nutmeg, egg, parsley
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/german-potato-dumplings-152159 (may not work)