Potato
Dumplings
DUMPLING
4 cups mashed
potatoes (about 6 medium potatoes or 2 lbs.)
¾ cup all-purpose
flour
2 eggs, slightly
beaten
½ cup bread crumbs
½ tsp. nutmeg
Salt and pepper
TOPPING
¼ cup butter
1/8 cup bread
crumbs
1/8 cup chopped
onions
2½ slices bacon,
cooked and crumbled
Combine mashed
potatoes, flour, egg, bread crumbs, nutmeg, salt, and pepper in large bowl. Mix
well. Shape into 15 balls. Heat large pot of water to boiling. Gently drop
balls into water. Once they float to the top, simmer gently for 3-4 minutes
until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
In small sauce pan
combine butter and onions and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly for
about 5 minutes or until the butter slightly browns. Remove from heat and stir
in bread crumbs and bacon bits. Pour sauce over dumplings before serving.
Great side with
any meal and so good.
© Crackerberries 2014
