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DESSERT

OVOCNE KNEDLIKY (Fruit Dumplings), Czechoslovakian

Ingredients

• ¾ cup milk
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 tbsp. butter
• 1 ½ cups flour
• 2 eggs
• cherries (plums or small apricots)
• Dry cottage cheese

Preparation Instructions

Heat milk and butter to boiling point. Add flour all at once and stir vigorously until a smooth ball forms. Remove from fire and let cool 5 minutes. Add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition. On a floured board make a roll 1 ½ inches thick. Cut in pieces the size of walnuts. Then cover the clean dry cherries (plums or small apricots) with the dough. Seal well. Put 6 or 7 dumplings in vigorously boiling water. Boil about 5 to 7 minutes. Take them out of the water and keep them covered and warm until they are served. On the plate cover them with dry cottage cheese, sugar and melted butter.

Contributed by Milena Valstrova, 1950

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