CZECHOSLOVAKIAN POTATO DUMPLINGS 
6 medium potatoes
1 egg yolk
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 all-purpose flour

This recipe does not make fluffy dumplings as in what you might be accustomed to for chicken and dumplings. They are a "sturdy" potato dumpling served as a side dish to be accompanied by meat, and usually also served with a sweet sauerkraut with caraway and honey dish as the vegetable.

Boil peeled potatoes in a small quantity of water. Drain potatoes thoroughly. Rice potatoes using a potato ricer or a regular potato masher (do not use a food processor or the potatoes will be pasty). Allow potatoes to cool.

On a floured work surface, gradually add flour, working mixture into a dough using your hands.

Shape the potato mixture into a long roll and cut into 10 slices. Drop dumplings into boiling water and boil gently for about 5 minutes or until the dumplings rise to the surface. Remove using a perforated spoon to drain on paper towels.

The dumplings are fully cooked after the boiling process, but traditionally, Czechoslovakians then melt butter in a heavy frying pan, and fry the dumplings until they are lightly browned on all sides.

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