Potato Dumplings
- 15 slices (3-day old) white sandwich bread, crusts trimmed
- 1 cup whole milk
- 7 large red skinned potatoes, peeled and grated (about 2 cups)
- 2 medium yellow onions, grated
- 1 bunch fresh parsley, chopped (about 6 tablespoons)
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper
- 1 pinch freshly grated nutmeg
- 1 pinch dried marjoram
- 3 large eggs, beaten well
- All-purpose flour, for coating
- In a large mixing bowl, soak the bread in the milk 2 to 3 minutes, until soggy.
- Using your hands, squeeze out and discard the milk.
- Place the bread in a large mixing bowl.
- Stir in the potatoes, onions, parsley, salt, pepper, nutmeg, and marjoram.
- Add the eggs to the mixture and mix well.
- Shape the mixture into about 24 (1 1/2-inch) round dumplings.
- Dip the dumplings into the flour to coat generously.
- Bring a large saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil over high heat.
- With a slotted spoon, gently add the dumplings to the water.
- Bring back to a boil.
- Reduce the heat to medium.
- Cover and cook about 15 minutes, until the dumplings expand and float to the surface.
- Serve with any kind of stew.
white sandwich bread, milk, red skinned potatoes, yellow onions, parsley, salt, freshly ground white pepper, nutmeg, marjoram, eggs, flour
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/potato-dumplings-recipe0.html (may not work)