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Sweet Cheese Dumplings




Source of Recipe


from Hotel Imperial, Vienna, Austria via kitchen bites


List of Ingredients




for the strawberry puree:
1 c. fresh strawberries, cleaned and hulled
1/4 c. powdered confectioners sugar

for the coating:
2 tbsp. unsalted butter, (1/4 stick)
1 c. dried fine breadcrumbs
1/4 c. white granulated sugar

for the dumplings:
2 c. freshly made bread cubes
1 1/4 c. sweet (farmer's) cheese, (may substitute ricotta)
1/2 tsp. lemon zest
1/2 tsp. orange zest
1 vanilla bean
1 egg
pinch of salt
1/4 c. white granulated sugar
1/2 c. rum

for garnishing:
2 oz. chopped semi sweet chocolate
12 - 16 blueberries
4 strawberries, cut in halves
12 - 16 raspberries
4 mint leaves
powdered confectioners sugar for dusting

Recipe



for the strawberry puree:
Combine the strawberries and sugar in a blender/processor and blender/puree. Strain through a fine meshed sieve and set aside.

for the coating:
Melt the butter in a medium saute pan. Stir in the breadcrumbs and sugar and saute until golden and crispy. Set aside in a shallow bowl or plate.

for the dumplings:
Mix together the bread cubes, cheese and zests in a large bowl.
Split the vanilla bean and scrape the tiny seeds into the mixture. Discard the pod or place in granulated sugar to make a vanilla sugar.
Stir in, with a wooden spoon, the egg, salt and sugar. Let stand for 5 minutes.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add the 1/2 c. rum.
Shape dumpling mixture into 2" balls and carefully drop into the boiling water. Cook for 5 minutes.
Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on towels.

for serving:
Melt the chocolate in the top of a double boiler over barely simmering water.
Let cool a little, then put into a small plastic zip lock type bag and snip a tiny hole in one corner.
Pipe a design on each plate, making two large circles in the design. Let set for 1 minute.
With the tip of a spoon, fill the circles with the strawberry purée.
Roll the dumplings in the coating and set two or three dumplings on each plate.
Garnish each plate with a few blueberries, one split strawberry and a few raspberries, topped with a mint leaf.
Dust the dumplings with powdered confectioners sugar.
Makes 4 servings.