Description
Fell in love with these during my time in Germany and I’ve craved it on a regular basis since.
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour, or more as needed
- ¼ cup white sugar
- 1 ½ (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup warm milk
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup butter, softened
- 3 tablespoons butter, or as needed
- ¼ cup white sugar, or as needed
- 1 cup milk, or as needed
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup milk
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon brandy, or to taste
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups white sugar
- ½ cup warm water, divided
- ½ cup maple syrup
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 dash vanilla extract, or to taste
Instructions
- Blend 3 cups flour
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- yeast
- and salt in a food processor. Add warm milk
- eggs
- and 1/4 cup softened butter and pulse until dough forms into a ball. Transfer dough to a bowl and allow to sit at room temperature to rise
- about 1 hour. Knead dough and roll onto a work surface. Cut dough into 8 circles using a cookie cutter or the rim of a drinking glass; allow to rise
- about 30 minutes.
- Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a heavy pot over medium heat; cook and stir 1/4 cup sugar into butter until browned
- about 5 minutes. Add 1 cup milk to butter-sugar mixture. Arrange dough circles in the pot; cover and cook over low heat until dough is cooked through
- 10 to 15 minutes.
- Melt 2 tablespoons unsalted butter in a small saucepan over medium heat; stir 2 tablespoons flour into butter until mixture bubbles
- 1 to 2 minutes. Gradually pour 1 cup milk into butter-flour mixture
- cooking and stirring until thickened
- 3 to 5 minutes. Stir 1/2 cup sugar
- brandy
- and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract into thickened milk mixture until a smooth vanilla sauce forms
- 2 to 3 minutes.
- Mix 2 cups sugar and 1/4 cup warm water together in a saucepan over medium-low heat until sugar is dissolved
- about 5 minutes. Very gradually add remaining water
- stirring constantly
- until mixture is smooth
- 2 to 4 minutes. Mix maple syrup
- cream
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- and 1 dash vanilla extract into sugar mixture until a thick caramel sauce forms
- about 5 minutes.
- Transfer dampfnudel to a serving dish and pour vanilla sauce over each; top with caramel sauce.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 35 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 35 mins
Servings: 8