Rolled Potato Dumplings
- 1 (10-ounce) russet (baking) potato
- 1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour plus additional for dusting
- 1 tablespoon lightly beaten egg
- 1 tablespoon plus 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 3/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- Special equipment: a food mill fitted with medium disk, or a potato ricer
- Cover potato with cold water by 1 inch in a 2- to 3-quart saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until potato is just tender, about 30 minutes.
- Drain, then cool on a plate at room temperature at least 4 hours, or chill, uncovered, in refrigerator overnight.
- Put flour in a large bowl.
- Peel potato, then force it through food mill into flour.
- Add egg and 1/2 teaspoon salt and knead lightly in bowl until dough just comes together.
- Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth, about 1 minute.
- (Dough will have consistency of a soft cookie dough.)
- Roll dough into a 12-inch log with your palms on a lightly floured surface and cut into 24 (1/2-inch) pieces.
- Roll each piece into a ball, then roll each ball into a 2-inch-long log with tapered ends and curl into a crescent.
- Transfer crescents to a plastic-wrap-lined baking sheet.
- Bring 2 1/2 quarts water to a boil with 1 tablespoon salt in a 13- by 9- by 2 1/2-inch (3 1/2- to 4-quart) metal roasting pan, straddled across 2 burners.
- Add dumplings 1 at a time and, when first few dumplings rise to surface, reduce heat to a bare simmer and poach 5 minutes (do not let boil).
- Transfer dumplings with a slotted spoon to a large bowl of ice water and let stand 1 minute.
- Drain, then pat dry with paper towels.
- Heat butter in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderate heat until foam subsides, then saute dumplings, turning over once with a spatula, until golden brown, about 7 minutes total.
- Sprinkle with pepper, nutmeg, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt.
russet, flour, egg, salt, unsalted butter, black pepper, nutmeg, mill
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/rolled-potato-dumplings-107217 (may not work)