Dumplings made from potato dough filled with minced meat

Ingredients for 5 servings:

• 1,200 g floury potatoes
• 1 egg(s)
• 1 tbsp cream
• 200 g butter
• 300 g flour
• 100 g semolina
• ½ tsp salt
• 350 g minced meat
• 1 onion(s), diced
• 2 tbsp herbs (parsley, chervil, marjoram,…)
• some salt and pepper

Instructions

Working time approx. 40 minutes; Rest time approx. 15 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 35 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 30 minutes

Peel the potatoes, cut into pieces, boil until soft, and mash. Melt the butter, stir in the egg and cream, and mix with the potatoes. Mix the flour, salt, and semolina and fold into the mixture. Knead everything into a dough, adding a little more flour if needed. Let the dough rest for 15 minutes. In the meantime, fry the onion and add the minced meat, stirring to prevent it from clumping and fry lightly. Season with salt and pepper to taste and fold in the herbs. Use a spoon to scoop out portions of the dough and shape them into dumplings. Make a well in the center and fill with the minced meat. Seal the dumplings and add them to the boiling water. Reduce the heat slightly and simmer gently for about 15 minutes. When they float to the top, they are done. Tip: The potato dough can also be used to make plum and apricot dumplings or poppy seed noodles.