Apple semolina dumplings

Ingredients for 3 servings:

• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 liter of milk
• 3 tbsp sugar
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 tsp lemon peel
• 375 g semolina (soft wheat semolina)
• 3 eggs
• 2 apples (sour, not too large)
• 1 jar sour cherries (pitted, 350 g drained weight each)
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• e.g. sugar, cinnamon or similar.

Instructions

Working time approx. 35 minutes; Total time approx. 35 minutes

fruity and delicious – not just for children

First, melt the butter in a saucepan, add the milk, and bring to a boil with the spices. Then, add the semolina and continue to simmer and stir until a dumpling forms. Now beat in one egg and let the mixture cool, stirring occasionally. Peel and grate the apples (with or without peel) and stir in immediately with the other two eggs. Form them into small dumplings or cut into gnocchi and let them simmer in simmering salted water until tender (depending on the size, about 15-25 minutes). It’s best to cook a small test dumpling first; if it falls apart (because the apples were very large, for example), knead in a little more semolina. Meanwhile, drain the cherries and puree about half of them. Heat the juice, mix the cornstarch with a little sugar and juice, whisk in, and cook everything thoroughly. Add the puree and cherries, and season with cinnamon and sugar. Now serve the dumplings with the cherry sauce – and perhaps garnish with cinnamon sugar and/or browned butter crumbs or poppy seed butter. Note: If you’re bringing along children or those who don’t eat much, this amount is certainly enough for 4 servings. As a dessert (forming really small dumplings), this amount is enough for about 6-8 servings.