Stuffed Potato Dumplings
Croutons:
1/4 cup butter
3 slices dry bread, cut into small cubes
Dumplings:
4 medium potatoes, peeled and quartered
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 teaspoons butter
2 tablespoons dry bread crumbs
For croutons, melt butter in small skillet; brown bread cubes. Set aside. In a saucepan, boil potatoes in water to cover until tender. Cool; rice potatoes and place in a large bowl. Add the flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg. Stir in eggs; beat until mixture holds it shape.
With lightly floured hands, shape about 2 tablespoons dough into a ball, placing a few croutons in center of each ball. Repeat with remaining dough and croutons. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
Drop dumplings into boiling salted water (2 teaspoons salt to 1 quart water). Simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Drain. Melt butter in a small skillet; cook and stir the bread crumbs until lightly browned. Sprinkle over dumplings. Makes 15 dumplings.
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