German Potato Dumplings Recipe

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  • Prep Time

    20 mins

  • Cook Time

    20 mins

  • Total Time

    27 mins

  • Servings

    10 dumplings

  • Calories

    95 kcal

  • Course

    Side Dish

  • Cuisine

    German

German Potato Dumplings Recipe

Kartoffelnknödel, or so-called Erdäpfelknödel or Kartoffelklösse, are Potato Dumplings. Classic soft German potato dumplings prepared with homemade potato dough. You serve them up the same way as the Semmelknödel, with Sausages, Sauerkraut or with any other pork cuts.

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 10.6 Ounces potato boiled, about 3 potatoes
  • 1 Cup all-purpose flour + some more flour to shape dumplings
  • Cup corn starch
  • Pinch salt
  • Pinch nutmeg
  • 1 egg
  • 1 Tablespoon butter melted, optional *See Notes
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Instructions

  1. Boil potatoes and peel.
  2. Place your peeled boiled potatoes in a bowl. Mash them.
  3. Add the all-purpose flour and corn starch to the potato mash. Season with a pinch of salt and finely grated nutmeg.
  4. Mix everything together.
  5. Make a slight well in the center and drop the egg into it. Add the butter too if you want your dumplings to turn out more smooth.
  6. Mix the potato dough ingredients and start to create a dough by forming it gradually. The end result should be a smooth dough. Do not over work your potato dough or else it will turn out hard!
  7. Keep a pot with salt water to boil.
  8. Now shape your dumplings by taking some from the dough and rolling it into a round form. It helps to roll the dumplings out with flour because they can get sticky. Use up all the dough.
  9. Once the water is cooking, drop your dumplings into the water. Make sure that they don't stick on the bottom of the pot. Gently move them. Also, the water shouldn't bubble too wild or else the dumplings may fall apart.
  10. Leave the dumplings cook uncovered until they swim to the top.
  11. Allow them to swim to the surface, watch them for a minute max and take them out with a slotted spoon.
  12. Strain and serve up.

Notes

  • You may or may not add butter. This is up to you. I think the dumplings turn out more smooth with the butter, but if you want to cut on fats, then you can skip the Tbs.
  • The corn starch makes the dumplings more elastic and maybe a bit lighter. You can choose to skip the corn starch and use simply all-purpose flour only instead.
  • Do not skip the nutmeg. You need the nutmeg in the dumplings for flavor.
  • Calorie per serving is for one dumpling.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 90g Calories 95kcal (5%) Carbohydrates 17g (6%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 1g (2%) Cholesterol 19mg (6%) Sodium 19mg (1%) Potassium 143mg (4%) Fiber 1g (4%) Vitamin A 60IU (1%) Vitamin C 3.5mg (4%) Calcium 13mg (1%) Iron 1.7mg (9%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 10dumplings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 95 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 90g
Calories 95kcal 5%
Carbohydrates 17g 6%
Protein 2g 4%
Fat 1g 2%
Cholesterol 19mg 6%
Sodium 19mg 1%
Potassium 143mg 3%
Fiber 1g 4%
Vitamin A 60IU 1%
Vitamin C 3.5mg 4%
Calcium 13mg 1%
Iron 1.7mg 9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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