Bread dumplings with mushroom cream sauce

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 6 rolls, stale
• 2 eggs
• 250 ml milk
• 100 g flour
• 1 pinch of salt
• 400 g mushrooms (champignons, chanterelles, etc.)
• 2 onions
• 1 tsp vegetable stock powder
• 150 ml water
• 200 g cream (coffee cream or Creme Vega is also fine)
• salt and pepper
• Oil for frying

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Rest time approx. 20 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 20 minutes

vegetarian and delicious

For the dumplings, cut the bread rolls into cubes and toast them on a baking sheet in the oven at around 150°C (top/bottom heat) for 5-10 minutes. Heat 125ml of milk in the microwave for 1 minute. Place the dumpling bread in a bowl and pour the warm milk evenly over it. Stir and let it sit for a few minutes. Mix the remaining milk with the flour, eggs, and salt to form a pancake-like batter. Pour this over the dumpling bread, then stir again, press down a little, and let it sit again. Stir again. If not all of the bread pieces are coated, add a little more milk and let it sit again. Divide the dough into approximately 4 pieces and wrap them tightly in cling film. Either let it sit in the steam for 25 minutes or add it to boiling water and let it sit for another 25 minutes (it should work in the microwave too, but I haven’t tried it myself). Then, take a dumpling to test it and cut it in half. If it’s still soft inside, wrap it again and let it rest for a while. The dumpling is done when the dough looks and feels dry. Meanwhile, for the sauce, clean the mushrooms. Roughly chop the onion and fry in a little oil, add the mushrooms (adding a little more oil if necessary). Once everything is nicely browned, add the broth and water and let it simmer for a few more minutes. Finally, add the cream and season with salt and pepper. Slice the finished dumplings and serve with the sauce. Notes: The original recipe comes from my mother in the Bohemian Forest. I buy the rolls fresh and let them stand for two days if I don’t have any stale ones. Otherwise, any bread/white bread/toast that isn’t used is dried and collected, and if necessary, frozen. In Bavaria, you can buy dumpling bread from the bakery; sometimes you can also find pre-packaged bread in well-stocked stores. Per serving: approximately 520 kcal