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Description
The recipe won't take much time. Germknödel is a yeast bun filled with plum jam. However, it is neither baked nor fried, but boiled in slightly salted water. The bun is served with vanilla sauce, butter, and poppy seeds. Intrigued? Despite appearing complicated at first glance, making Germknödel is actually quite simple. Serve chilled.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients.
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Step 2
First, prepare the starter. To do this, dissolve sugar and yeast in warm milk, add a couple of tablespoons of flour, and let it sit in a warm place for 20 minutes.
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Step 3
To prepare the sauce, a vanilla pod cooked in milk is ideal. However, vanilla sugar works perfectly as well. Mix the vanilla sugar with regular sugar and rub it together with the egg yolks. Pour in the milk and stir.
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Step 4
Place the sauce over low heat or in a double boiler and reduce until thickened. The sauce should not boil, otherwise the yolks will curdle!
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Step 5
Add eggs and melted butter to the ready sponge.
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Step 6
Add the sifted flour.
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Step 7
Knead a soft dough. Cover it with a towel and let it rise.
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Step 8
After about an hour, punch down the dough and let it rise for the second time.
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Step 9
After another hour, you can proceed to the main process. Pinch off a piece of dough and roll it out into a thin sheet. Cut it into squares.
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Step 10
Place plum jam in the center.
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Step 11
Carefully join the corners, seal them, and shape into round buns. Let them rest for 15-20 minutes.
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Step 12
In a large pot, bring water to a boil and add salt. It is recommended to cook no more than 3 pieces at a time, as they increase significantly in size. Place the prepared items into the boiling water and cook for about 15 minutes over low heat after boiling, with the lid on.
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Step 13
Carefully remove the cooked Germknödel with a slotted spoon and place it on a plate.
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Step 14
Drizzle with melted butter.
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Step 15
And with vanilla sauce.
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Step 16
Mix poppy seeds with sugar and sprinkle on top.
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Step 17
Homemade Germknödel is ready.
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Step 18
Done.