Rhenish apple dumplings

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 500 g apples, e.g. Berlepsch, Boskoop or similar.
• 125 ml water
• 80 g sugar
• 250 g flour
• 3 eggs
• ½ tsp baking powder
• 1 pinch of salt
• 125 ml milk and water, mixed
• salt water
• 100 g butter
• Cinnamon and sugar
• 16 bratwursts, e.g. Nuremberg bratwurst

Instructions

Working time approx. 40 minutes; Total time approx. 40 minutes

with sausages, brown butter and cinnamon sugar

Peel the apples, cut them into pieces, and place them in a saucepan with the water and sugar. Cook over medium heat until apple compote forms. Stir occasionally; do not overcook. In a mixing bowl (preferably with a spout), combine the flour, eggs, baking powder, salt, and the milk-water mixture to form a thick batter. Bring salted water to a boil in a large pot. Drop the batter in teaspoon-sized portions, using one or two teaspoons, into the boiling salted water. When the dumplings float to the top, scoop them out with a slotted spoon and add them to the applesauce. Fry the sausages in a pan. Melt the butter and brown them. Serve the apple dumplings with brown butter and cinnamon sugar and the grilled sausages.