Description
Cheese-filled dumplings served with ham and cream gravy.
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups dry cottage cheese
- 2 eggs
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper to taste
- 3 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup nonfat dry milk powder
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- ¾ cup water
- 4 teaspoons vegetable oil
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup cubed ham
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 ½ cups warm milk
Instructions
- Combine cottage cheese
- 2 eggs
- and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth; set filling aside.
- Stir together flour
- milk powder
- baking powder
- and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large bowl. Beat together 2 eggs
- water
- and oil in a small bowl; combine with flour mixture until smooth.
- Knead dough on a floured surface until smooth
- about 10 times. Divide dough in half and roll out each portion to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut out rounds of dough with a 4-inch round cutter.
- Place 1 tablespoon cottage cheese filling in the center of each dough round. Moisten the edges and fold over to form a half-moon shape; pinch to seal.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add 1/2 of the dumplings and cook until tender
- 8 to 10 minutes; remove with a slotted spoon to a plate. Cook remaining dumplings.
- Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir in ham; cook until ham is light brown. Stir in 3 tablespoons flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Pour in milk all at once; cook and stir until thick and bubbly. Serve gravy over dumplings.
Prep Time: 1 hr
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
Servings: 30