Potato dumplings - Meal Blogger

Ingredients

500 g cooked potato (weighed after peeling and mashing; originally 620 g raw with skins, about 5 potatoes)
125 g flour (45 g plain wheat flour + 80 g whole-grain flour)
5 g salt
1 egg yolk and 1 whole egg
40 g butter (82%)

Instructions

Cook the potatoes: Wash the potatoes thoroughly (scrubbing off any dirt). No need to peel them. Cook them in their skins in a pot, submerged in salted water, until completely soft.
Peel & mash while hot: When ready, strain and allow to cool enough to peel. It is important not to cool completely; you need to mash them while still hot using a potato masher. Once mashed, spread out to cool. Turn occasionally.
It is very important that as little moisture as possible remains in the potatoes, because if this is not achieved, the starch in the added flour will become soggy and grainy. This will make the raw dough soft and difficult to shape, and the cooked pasta will easily become chewy and hard.
Prepare the dough components
Melt the butter. Set aside.
Measure out the flour, add the salt and mix.
Beat the eggs and prepare everything for kneading. For example, a tray on which you will place the shaped dumplings and a pot of water in which you will cook them.
Combine and knead
Once the potatoes have cooled, spread them out on a pastry board, where you will shape them. Drizzle with melted butter. Crumble the potatoes.
Pour in the measured flour with the salt and the separately beaten eggs. Knead everything together with light and quick movements until smooth. Do not knead for too long. Shape it into a loaf and pinch off small portions. If you are making soup dumplings, shape them into peanut-sized balls (diameter: 1.5 cm), and if you are making a side dish, shape them into walnut-sized balls (diameter: 3 cm).
Meanwhile, boil salted water in a large pot. Add the dumplings and cook for 1-2 minutes in boiling water, then remove with a slotted spoon and serve.

Calories and macros

1 serving (if you are preparing 4 servings as a side dish)

Energy: 331 calories

Protein: 9 grams

Carbohydrates: 50 grams

Fat: 9 grams