On Mon 16 Jun 2008 09:38:12a, Michael Kuettner told us...

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> "Wayne Boatwright" schrieb :
>> On Mon 16 Jun 2008 08:38:00a, Michael Kuettner told us...
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>>> "Boron Elgar" schrieb :
>>> <snip>
>>>> Thanks for your suggestion of OTHER things to do with the apricots and
>>>> blueberries.
>>>>
>>> Hm, do you want a recipe for "Marillenknödel" = apricot dumplings ?
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Michael Kuettner
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>> I don't know if Boron does, but I would certainly like it. Please?
>>
> Ask and thou shalt be given ;-)
>
> The dough :
> (ca. 10 dumplings)
>
> 250 grams curds
> 170 g flour
> 60 g butter
> 1 egg
> grated lemon rind
> pinch of salt
>
> Stir butter, lemon rind and salt until butter is smooth.
> Add the rest of the ingredients and stir until you've got
> a smooth dough.
> Let it rest in the fridge.
> If the dough is too soft, add flour, if it's too hard, add butter.
> Always cook a test dumpling.
>
> Now, the dumplings :
> (serves 5 - 6)
> 500 g apricots
> the dough from above
> 80 g butter
> 100 g bread crumbs
> 1 sugar cube (or marzipan) per apricot
>
> Pit the apricots and insert a sugar cube or marzipan.
> Wrap the dough around the apricot and form a dumpling.
> Repeat until no apricot is left.
> Cook the dumplings in simmering (slightly salted) water
> for ca. 10 minutes.
> In the meantime, heat a pan.
> Put in the butter, let it melt and slightly brown the bread crumbs in the
> butter.
> Remove the dumplings from the water, roll them in the butter bread crumbs
> and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Michael Kuettner

Thank you, Michael! This looks delicious, and saved to try. For the
"curds", can I use large curd cottage cheese? I would imagine that one
might also use plums as a filling in this, too.

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Wayne Boatwright
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