Knedle (from
German
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knödel
Knödel (; and ) or Klöße (; ) are boiled dumplings commonly found in Central European and East European cuisine. Central European countries in which their variant of ''Knödel'' is popular include Austria, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, ...
'', "dumpling"), is a dish of boiled
potato
The potato is a starchy food, a tuber of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'' and is a root vegetable native to the Americas. The plant is a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae.
Wild potato species can be found from the southern Unit ...
-dough
dumplings filled with
plums
A plum is a fruit of some species in ''Prunus'' subg. ''Prunus'.'' Dried plums are called prunes.
History
Plums may have been one of the first fruits domesticated by humans. Three of the most abundantly cultivated species are not found i ...
or
apricots, originating in the
Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Popular in
Central and
Eastern European
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countries, the dish is eaten as dessert, a main dish, or side dish.
Name
It is known as plum dumplings in English, and in other languages as: de-AT, Zwetschkenknödel, german: Zwetschgenknödel, hu, szilvásgombóc,
sh, Knedle od šljiva, Knedle or alternatively ''Gomboce'' in
Vojvodina
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, sl, slivovi cmoki, sk, slivkové knedle,
[ cz, švestkové knedlíky,][ pl, Knedle ze śliwkami, ro, Găluște/Gomboți cu prune.][
]
Preparation
The dough is made with mashed potato
Mashed potato or mashed potatoes (American and Canadian English), colloquially known as mash (British English), is a dish made by mashing boiled or steamed potatoes, usually with added milk, butter, salt and pepper. It is generally served as a ...
es, egg
An egg is an organic vessel grown by an animal to carry a possibly fertilized egg cell (a zygote) and to incubate from it an embryo within the egg until the embryo has become an animal fetus that can survive on its own, at which point the a ...
s, and flour. The dough is flattened out and cut into squares. The plums (or apricots) are inserted inside the dumplings by hand.noodle
Noodles are a type of food made from unleavened dough which is either rolled flat and cut, stretched, or extruded, into long strips or strings. Noodles are a staple food in many cultures (for example, Chinese noodles, Filipino noodles, In ...
s instead of potatoes. The preparation can include removing the stone
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and stuffing the fruit with sugar. The plums are then completely wrapped in dough and dropped in boiling water. When they start floating, they are taken out, sprinkled with sugar, and served. They can also be served with breadcrumbs fried in butter and dusted in powdered sugar.
See also
* List of dumplings
This is a list of notable dumplings. Dumpling is a broad class of dishes that consist of pieces of dough (made from a variety of starch sources) wrapped around a filling, or of dough with no filling. The dough can be based on bread, flour or pota ...
* List of plum dishes
This is a list of plum dishes. Plum dishes are those that use plums or prunes as a primary ingredient. Some plum dishes also use other fruits in their preparation. Plum and prune snack foods and beverages are also included in this list.
Plum ...
References
Sources
*
Dumplings with Plums - Plum Balls - Knedle
retrieved on September 19, 2007.
retrieved on September 19, 2007.
retrieved on September 19, 2007.
External links
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