ROLLED POTATO DUMPLINGS

Rolled Potato Dumplings image

Provided by Kay Rentschler

Categories Egg Potato Side Sauté Fall Oktoberfest Nutmeg Boil Gourmet Sugar Conscious Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher

Yield Makes about 24 dumplings or 4 side-dish servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 (10-ounce) russet (baking) potato
1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour plus additional for dusting
1 tablespoon lightly beaten egg
1 tablespoon plus 3/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
3/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
Special Equipment
a food mill fitted with medium disk, or a potato ricer

Steps:

Cover potato with cold water by 1 inch in a 2- to 3-quart saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until potato is just tender, about 30 minutes. Drain, then cool on a plate at room temperature at least 4 hours, or chill, uncovered, in refrigerator overnight.
Put flour in a large bowl. Peel potato, then force it through food mill into flour. Add egg and 1/2 teaspoon salt and knead lightly in bowl until dough just comes together. Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth, about 1 minute. (Dough will have consistency of a soft cookie dough.)
Roll dough into a 12-inch log with your palms on a lightly floured surface and cut into 24 (1/2-inch) pieces. Roll each piece into a ball, then roll each ball into a 2-inch-long log with tapered ends and curl into a crescent. Transfer crescents to a plastic-wrap-lined baking sheet.
Bring 2 1/2 quarts water to a boil with 1 tablespoon salt in a 13- by 9- by 2 1/2-inch (3 1/2- to 4-quart) metal roasting pan, straddled across 2 burners. Add dumplings 1 at a time and, when first few dumplings rise to surface, reduce heat to a bare simmer and poach 5 minutes (do not let boil). Transfer dumplings with a slotted spoon to a large bowl of ice water and let stand 1 minute. Drain, then pat dry with paper towels.
Heat butter in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderate heat until foam subsides, then sauté dumplings, turning over once with a spatula, until golden brown, about 7 minutes total. Sprinkle with pepper, nutmeg, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt.