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On May 14, 4:11*am, "Michael Kuettner" > wrote:
> "jmcquown" schrieb :
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> > Christopher Helms wrote:
> >> On May 13, 5:11 pm, Mark Thorson > wrote:
> >>> Is there such a thing as a yeast pasta,
> >>> noodles, or ravioli, which undergoes a
> >>> rising? I've never heard of such a thing.

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> >>> The closest thing I can think of is
> >>> breadsticks, but I have difficulty imagining
> >>> eating a bowl of boiled breadsticks in tomato
> >>> sauce or pesto.

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> >> It would just float off and fall apart in the water. Bread isn't made
> >> to be boiled.

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> > Except for dumplings. *But I don't know of any dumplings made with yeast.
> > Doesn't mean there aren't any...

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> Oh, Germknoedel (yeast dumplings).
> Filled with a mix of Powidl (prune jam), poppy seeds, rum and powdered
> sugar.
> They are boiled or steamed.
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> Cheers,
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They sound like kolaches (lots of different spellings) made the Czech
way - only without the boiling. Germknoedel must be kind of a cross
between kolaches and bagels.

N.