MAUL DAUSHA (GERMAN) COTTAGE
CHEESE DUMPLINGS
 
1 egg, beaten
1 qt. cottage cheese
1 slice bread, cubed (or cracker crumbs)
Salt to taste

Mix together well for filling.

DUMPLINGS:

3 c. flour
3 eggs
3/4 c. water
Salt to taste

Mix flour, eggs and water. Roll out on floured board 1/8 inch thick. Cut into 4 inch squares. Spoon on filling. Seal by raising two opposite corners to center and pinching together along edges. Then pinch other two corners together. Drop in boiling water. Boil about 10 minutes. Remove dumplings with ladle. Place in large bowl. Heat 1 cup cream and pour over dumplings. Top with cubed bread that has been browned in butter. A fruit filling can be used instead of the cheese.

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Maul Dausha (German) Cottage Cheese Dumplings
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 Marcia Myers (Oregon) says:
My Grandma Freske made something similar to this, only she did not cook them in boiling water. She placed them on top of a pot filled with potatoes, fresh green beans, onion and corned beef, cooked until the dumplings were tender and fluffy. Was one of my Grandpa Freske's favorite dishes. Grandpa's family was from the borders of Germany and Russia. Have never yet seen a recipe similar until now.
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 Sarah Metzger (Alabama) replies:
My Aunt's used to make something similar. But they added allspice, bread crumbs, green onions and a little flour to the filling. Then they were boiled till they floated and removed and allowed to drain and dry a bit. Then they added them to a skillet with melted butter and fried them till they were slightly browned. They got the recipe from their mother who was Volga German (from Dittel, Russia).
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 Elaine (Washington) replies:
This I make with potatoes, flour dumplings, onions drained, browned butter on top. Served with sweet cream or can cream.
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 Deborah Scharf (United States) says:
Our family grew up on these!
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 Elaine (Washington) replies:
My mother made this a bit different. First made the cheese with a bit of sugar then the dough. Brown butter ate it with sweet cream or sour cream.
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 Melanie Pralle (Oklahoma) says:
I've lately been adding a small amount of olive oil to my pasta dough instead of the water, seems to make a richer pasta. I suppose you could use 1/2 water and 1/2 olive oil.
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 Melanie Pralle (Oklahoma) says:
My grandmother made something similar, she made the dumplings, filled with small curd cottage cheese, boiled in water till they float, remove with slotted spoon. Then she fried bacon till crisp, removed the bacon and fried a diced onion in the bacon grease till browned. She poured either milk or half n half over the dumplings, then the crumbled bacon and the onions in the grease were poured over the dumplings and heated to warm and served. YUMMO!
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 Kathy Herbel (Idaho) replies:
Melanie, do you have the recipe for the way your Grandmother made the cottage cheese dumplings? That is how my Mother made them, but she is no longer with us. I would love the recipe!

 

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