Kartoffelklosse (potato Dumplings)

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 10 medium potatoes
• 3 eggs, well beaten
• 1 cup flour
• 2/3 cup breadcrumbs
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 lb butter
• 2/3 cup breadcrumbs
• 1 tablespoon chopped onion

Recipe

• 1 boil the potatoes in their jackets until soft, remove the skins and put potatoes through a ricer.
• 2 spread on a towel for a few minutes to remove moisture, then put them in a bowl and add the salt.
• 3 add the eggs, flour, 2/3 cup bread crumbs and nutmeg.
• 4 mix thoroughly.
• 5 form mixture into dry balls (if mixture is too moist, add more bread crumbs).
• 6 drop the balls into boiling salted water.
• 7 when balls come to the surface, allow them to boil for 3 minutes.
• 8 remove one from liquid and cut open; if center is dry, they are sufficiently cooked.
• 9 remove balls from liquid and pour over them a dressing made as follows: brown the butter in a skillet, add the 1/2 cup bread crumbs and onion and cook for several minutes.