Dampfnudln (steamed Sweet Dumplings)

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon sugar

Recipe

• 1 make sure you are using a heavy 10-inch skillet with a tight fitting lid for the final process.
• 2 scald 1/2 cup milk. meanwhile soften yeast in 2 tbsp warm water. set aside.
• 3 meanwhile, in a large bowl, mix butter, sugar and salt. immediately pour scaled milk over ingredients in bowl. when lukewarm, blend mixture beating in the 1 cup flour until smooth. stir in the yeast mixture as well mixing well.
• 4 measure and sift 2 cups flour and add to dumpling mixture. beat until smooth. beat the eggs til well mixed then add.
• 5 add remaining flour in small amounts to create a soft dough. turn dough onto lightly floured surface and let rest 10 minute.
• 6 knead until smooth and then turn into a greased deep bowl. turn dough to bring greased surface to top. cover with waxed paper and a towel and let stand in a warm place (about 80f) until dough has doubled (about 1 1/2 hrs).
• 7 punch down then turn dough out onto lightly floured surface. shape dough into 1 inch balls. cover with waxed paper and a towel and let rise on rolling surface until balls have doubled (about 1-1 1/2 hrs).
• 8 to cook: put in to the skillet the 1 1/2 cups milk, butter and sugar.
• 9 put about 8 of the balls into the skillet. do not set them to close together. refrigerate remaining balls until ready to cook.
• 10 cover and cook over high heat until steam appears. reduce heat and cook for 30 minute do not remove cover during cooking.
• 11 carefully remove dumplings with a slotted spoon to serving dishes and serve with kirschesosse or vanillesosse.