Best Potato Apricot Dumplings Recipes

WACHAUER APRIKOSENKNODEL (APRICOT DUMPLINGS)

Steps:

• Grate potatoes. Measure and sift flour. Measure butter. Soak sugar lumps in brandy. Remove stone of whole apricots. Measure bread crumbs, sugar and brandy. Measure ingredients for sauce. Mix flour with grated potato, add salt and egg yolk. Rub in butter and then turn dough out onto a floured board and knead. Press out dough to 1/4-inch thick. Place a lump of brandied sugar in each half apricot, cover with another apricot half. Cut dough into 4-inch squares. Place apricot in the center and wrap dough around, squeezing edges of dough together. Trim off outside. Roll dumpling between palms of hands. Drop dumplings into a large saucepan of salted boiling water. Boil gently for 12 minutes. Remove with slotted spoon and drain. Fry the bread crumbs with the sugar and 3 tablespoons fresh butter until crisp. Roll the dumplings in the bread crumbs and sprinkle with cinnamon. Place onto a heated serving dish. Coat with apricot sauce. Serve remaining sauce separately. Sauce: Place apricot halves with brandy and apricot juice into a blender and puree. Heat gently in a saucepan.

POTATO APRICOT DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Boil potatoes in large pot of water, drain and refrigerate for 12-24 hours.
• Peel and grate potatoes and place in large bowl. Add eggs, salt, flour and baking powder.
• Knead dough until it is firm and set aside.
• Half and pit apricots and place a lump of sugar where pit was.
• Divide dough in 12 pieces and wrap firmly around each whole apricot. Make sure dumplings are well sealed.
• Drop dumplings in 4-6 quarts boiling water and cook for 15-20 minutes. Remove to platter and sprinkle with butter, if desired.

APRICOT DUMPLINGS RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Grate 4 potatoes
• Take a bowl add 1 egg, 1 tsp salt, 2 tbsp butter, grated potatoes and I cup of flour. Mix all the ingredients well and create a dough-like consistency. Create small, equally-sized balls with the dough.
• Start by rolling a dough ball into a circle. Add half the apricot on top of the ball and sprinkle 1 tsp sugar. Finally, add the remaining half of the apricot on below.
• Wrap the dough around to the apricot to form a perfect dumpling.
• Steam the dumpling in hot water for 10 minutes, or till it's cooked.
• Add 1 stick of butter onto a pan and wait for it to melt. Add ½ a cup of sugar with 1 tsp cinnamon and 1 cup of bread crumbs to this mix. Stir thoroughly.
• Gently place the dumpling onto the pan and coat completely.
• Serve hot!
• Enjoy!

AUSTRIAN APRICOT DUMPLINGS: MARILLENKNODEL

Steps:

• Place the cheese in some cheesecloth or several layers of paper towels and let it drain for 5 to 10 minutes, pressing gently, to remove excess moisture.
• With a mixer, beat the cheese until smooth. Add the egg and continue to beat until incorporated. Sprinkle in the sugar and salt, and then gradually add the flour; continue to mix until a dough begins to form. Add the melted butter and mix just until the dough holds together when patted with your hands, it will look pretty wet. Wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate for several hours or up to overnight, the dough will stiffen as it chills.
• Using a knife, make a slit down the seam of the apricot and carefully pull out the pit, keeping the fruit in tact. Stick a sugar cube inside the apricot where the pit was and squeeze the apricot back together to close it up tightly. The sugar cube melts inside the apricot when you cook it.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Lightly flour a rolling pin and work surface. Roll the dough out into a thin circle and cut out 12 circles with a 4-inch ring cutter. Place an apricot in the center of the dough and carefully bring the edges together to completely enclose the fruit and form a dumpling; make sure there are not any tears or holes in the dough. Working in batches, gently lower the dumplings into the simmering water; they should not be touching or crowded. Cook for about 10 to 15 minutes; the dumplings will sink to the bottom of the pot and then rise to the surface. Carefully remove the dumplings from the water with a strainer.
• In a large nonstick skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the bread crumbs, sugar, and cinnamon, cook and stir for a couple of minutes until the bread crumbs are toasty and golden. Lay the bread crumbs out on a sheet pan or plate and roll the apricot dumplings in the browned crumbs to coat evenly.
• In a small bowl, mix the sour cream, brown sugar, and lemon juice together. Serve the apricot dumplings with the sweet-sour cream sauce on the side and a dusting of confectioners' sugar if desired.