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Kaspressknoedel (baked cheese dumplings)

  • 100 g Bread Cubes, 5-10 cm diameter
  • 100 g Milk, warm
  • 1 Garlic Clove, minced
  • 40 g Sweet Onion, finely diced
  • 1 t Butter, unsalted
  • 60 g Melty Cheese, finely diced
  • 1 Egg, beaten
  • Seasonings
    • 3 sprigs Fresh Parsley Leaves, finely diced
    • 3 stalks Chives, finely diced
    • 2ml Nutmeg, grated
    • Medium-Grain Salt
    • Black Peppercorn, ground
  • 500 g Vegetable Stock for serving

Ingredients make 6 dumplings for 2 people.

  • 3 c. Bread Cubes, 1/4" diameter
  • 1/2 c. Milk, warm
  • 1 Garlic Clove, minced
  • 1/4 c. Sweet Onion, finely diced
  • 1 t. Butter, unsalted
  • 1/2 c. Melty Cheese, finely diced
  • 1 Egg, beaten
  • Seasonings
    • 3 sprigs Fresh Parsley Leaves, finely diced
    • 3 stalks Chives, finely diced
    • 1/4 t. Nutmeg, grated
    • 1/4 t. Salt
    • 1/4 t. Black Pepper, ground
  • 2 c. Vegetable Stock for serving

Ingredients make 6 dumplings for 2 people.

  1. Preheat oven to 200ºC (425ºF) and grease a sheetpan.
  2. Soak the bread cubes in milk at room temperature for at least 5 minutes.
  3. Heat the vegetable broth.
  4. Sweat onion and garlic in butter until soft.
  5. Combine ingredients. Mix soaked bread cubes, sautéed onions, cheese, egg, and seasonings together in a large bowl to form a rather soft mass.
  6. Rest. Let the mixture rest at least 30 minutes at room temperature.
  7. Shape the dumplings. With damp hands, form six, gently pressed dumplings --- if it starts to fall apart, you're pressing too hard! Arrange dumplings on a sheet pan.
  8. Bake. Bake 8 minutes at 200ºC (425ºF). Flip the dumplings, and continue baking another 8 minutes.
  9. Serve in vegetable broth in a shallow bowl --- the dumplings must not be fully submerged.

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