Holzknechtnocken (Austrian Boiled Dumplings)

Name: Holzknechtnocken (Austrian Boiled Dumplings)
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup (250 g) all-purpose flour; 1 tbsp salt; 1 cup (250 ml) boiling water; Lard

Holzknechtnocken, translated as Lumberjacks’ Dumplings, is a traditional dish from Ebensee in Austria. In former times lumberjacks had to stay in the forest for days and would prepare dumplings.

15 min · serves 4

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Ingredients

1 cup (250 g) all-purpose flour
1 tbsp salt
1 cup (250 ml) boiling water
Lard

Steps

Mix flour and salt in a large bowl and add water. Knead until you get a dough.
Form dumplings and add them to a pot of boiling water. When dumplings rise to the surface of the water, they are done.
Melt lard in a heavy-bottomed skillet with deep sides. Add dumplings, and fry until they are golden.
Serve with sauerkraut or steamed apples.

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Adapted from “Holzknechtnocken (Austrian Boiled Dumplings)” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.