Cheese Bread Dumplings (Pressknödel) Recipe

Name: Cheese Bread Dumplings (Pressknödel) Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 12 dumplings
Ingredients: 1 onion; 2 Tablespoon butter; 7 ounces stale bread; 7 ounces cheese; 2 Tablespoon all-purpose flour; 2 eggs; 1 Teaspoon salt; ¼ Teaspoon Black Pepper Ground; 1 Teaspoon oregano dried; 6.7 fluid ounces milk

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Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Resting Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
Servings
12 dumplings
Calories
157 kcal
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Austrian

Cheese Bread Dumplings (Pressknödel) Recipe

Jonathan Green

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Cheesy pressed and fried bread dumplings are real comfort food that you need to try!

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Ingredients

Servings

1 onion chopped
2 Tablespoon butter
7 ounces stale bread cubed, *see Notes
7 ounces cheese grated, *see Notes
2 Tablespoon all-purpose flour
2 eggs
1 Teaspoon salt
¼ Teaspoon Black Pepper Ground
1 Teaspoon oregano dried or Marjoram
6.7 fluid ounces milk

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Instructions

Heat up a pan with 1 tablespoon butter and sautee your onion soft. Take from heat when done and keep aside.
Add to a large bowl the sauteed onion, stale bread cut in cubes, cheese, all-purpose flour, eggs, salt, black pepper, oregano or marjoram, and the milk.
Mix it all with your hands to a semi-dry/wet mass. It should be able to stick together. If it's too wet or dry adjust by adding small quantities of flour, stale bread or milk.
Leave the mass to rest for 30 minutes at least.
Mix again the mass before shaping and then take some bread dumpling mass into your hand and shape into a tight sticking ball. Repeat the process with the remaining mass and keep the dumplings on a pan.
Heat up the same pan from earlier with the remaining 1 tablespoon butter. Wait for it to get hot but don't get to smoking point.
Take dumplings and press into the hot pan to create flattened dumplings. Fill up the pan but don't overcrowd. There should be enough space to turn the dumplings.
Control the heat all the time and turn dumplings to cook on both sides golden crispy.
Serve still hot. See serving suggestions in the post.

Notes

You can use stale bread or you can buy prepared cubed stale bread, just like the one you would use for your thanksgiving stuffing.
Pick a flavorful cheese of your choice. We use mountain cheese but something like a sharp cheddar is a good choice too.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 157kcal (8%) Carbohydrates 11g (4%) Protein 8g (16%) Fat 9g (14%) Saturated Fat 5g (25%) Cholesterol 51mg (17%) Sodium 417mg (17%) Potassium 92mg (3%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 2g (4%) Vitamin A 290IU (6%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 170mg (17%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12dumplings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 157 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories	157kcal	8%
Carbohydrates	11g	4%
Protein	8g	16%
Fat	9g	14%
Saturated Fat	5g	25%
Cholesterol	51mg	17%
Sodium	417mg	17%
Potassium	92mg	2%
Fiber	1g	4%
Sugar	2g	4%
Vitamin A	290IU	6%
Vitamin C	1mg	1%
Calcium	170mg	17%
Iron	1mg	6%