Bread Dumplings Recipe

Name: Bread Dumplings
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: bread rolls 300 g; Shallot 1 pc; butter 20 g; milk 150 ml; eggs 2 pc; Parsley 1 tbsp; primal salt 1/2 tsp; nutmeg 6 pinches; black ground pepper 6 pinches

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Bread dumplings recipe image — Bread dumplings recipe Image © Thomas Sixt

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Thomas Sixt is a chef, food photographer, cookbook author and blogger.
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You can find my bread dumpling recipe in this post. It is a refined, Bavarian original recipe with family roots.

I learned how to cook bread dumplings from my grandmother in Lower Bavaria and later perfected it with Alfons Schuhbeck.

In the following article you will find a mature step-by-step guide that will certainly leave no questions unanswered.

Have fun and good luck!

Table of Contents

1. Recipe Bread Dumplings
2. Calories and Nutritional Values
3. Top 12 Tips for Cooking Bread Dumplings
4. Bread Dumpling Side Dish
5. Bread dumplings without onions
6. Bread dumpling History
7. More Side Dish Recipes Ideas
8. Even more Bavarian Recipe Ideas

1. Recipe Bread Dumplings

I have prepared the basic recipe exactly, please note the information in grams behind the ingredients.

Bread Dumplings

Instructions for dumplings from bread rolls by chef Thomas Sixt

Servings 10

Calories 122

Total Time 40 Min.

Preparation Time 20 Min.

Cook Time 0 Min.

Prepare bread dumplings step by step with the instructions from chef Thomas Sixt.

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Ingredients

300	g	bread rolls (rolls/baguettes)
1	pc	Shallot (or yellow onion 37 g)
20	g	butter
150	ml	milk
2	pc	eggs (Size M – 104g)
1	tbsp	Parsley
1/2	tsp	primal salt
6	pinches	nutmeg
6	pinches	black ground pepper

Instruction

Bread dumpling ingredients — Ingredients for bread dumplings.

Adjust ingredients

Prepare the ingredients in the kitchen.

Prepare rolls

Cut the rolls into slices.

Cutting Breadrolls

Cut the rolls into sticks.

Cut bread cubes

Cut the breadcrumbs into even cubes.

Bread cubes in the bowl. The dumpling bread is ready.

Provide dumpling bread

Place the evenly cut breadcrumbs in a bowl.

I cut 300 g rolls into small pieces.

Prepare shallot

Prepare the shallot on the kitchen board.

You can also use a small, yellow onion!

Halve the shallot

Using a sharp knife, cut the shallot in half through the root.

Peeled shallot — Halved, peeled shallot with skins.

Peel the shallot

Remove the skin from the shallot halves.

Remove tips

Remove the tops of the shallot halves.

Slice the shallot

Cut the shallot halves vertically down to the root.

The root holds the shallot together.

Slice the shallot horizontally — Cut the shallot horizontally down to the root.

Shallot slice

Cut the shallot horizontally down to the root.

Dice the shallot

Hold the shallot half firmly and cut into very fine cubes.

Shallot cubes with root — Finely chopped onion cubes with the leftover root

Diced shallots

Finely chop the shallot just before the root.

Check shallot cubes

Check the fine cut, if necessary chop the shallots again with rocking movements.

Never chop onions, this makes the onions bitter, tears flow and a lot of onion juice escapes.

My finely diced shallot weighed 37g.

Onion cubes in the pot

Place the diced onions in a saucepan with 20 g butter.

I made this in my copper sauté pan.

Sautéed diced shallots — Shallots sautéed in butter

Sweat onion cubes

Sweat the diced onions or shallots for at least ten minutes until translucent.

Add milk

Add 150 ml milk to the diced onions and bring to the boil.

Simmer the milk gently for a few minutes.

Flavor milk

The onion milk with

–> 1/2 tsp salt,

–> Six pinches of pepper

and

–> Season and taste with six pinches of freshly grated nutmeg.

Pour the onion milk over the dumpling bread

Bread pour over

Pour the onion milk over the prepared bread cubes and dumpling bread.

Mix dumpling bread

Mix well the dumpling bread doused with milk and onions.

The moisture should be evenly distributed.

Eggs cracked in bowl — Beaten eggs in the bowl

Crack eggs

Crack the eggs into a bowl.

Mix eggs

Whisk the eggs with a fork.

Add eggs

Add the prepared eggs to the lukewarm dumpling mixture.

Mix the breadcrumbs into the dumpling mixture — Mix the bread dumpling mixture

Mix in the dumpling mixture

Mix the bread dumpling mixture with your hands.

Shape the bread dumpling mass in the bowl

Set up the dumpling mass

Push together the bread dumpling base in the bowl.

Cover the bread dumpling mass with a cloth

Ripen the dumpling mass

Cover the dumpling mass with a cloth and let it stand for about 15 minutes.

The dumpling bread can absorb the liquid well.

Plucked parsley, parsley leaves without stalks.

Pluck parsley

Pluck the parsley leaves from the stalks.

I have prepared a good handful of leaves.

Cut parsley

Cut the parsley.

Portion parsley

I added two level tablespoons of finely chopped parsley to the dumpling base.

Mix the bread dumpling mixture with the parsley

Complete the dumpling mass

Mix the parsley into the bread dumpling mixture.

I always do this with my hands so I get an even result.

Portion the bread dumpling mass — Portioning the bread dumpling mass: Large scoop 210 g – Small scoop 90 g – Ice cream scoop 50 g this is how bread dumplings of the same size are made.

Portion the dumpling mass

Use a large or small ladle to portion the dumpling mixture.

Alternatively, there is an ice cream scoop for small dumplings.

Immerse the portioning device in cold water and fill in the bread dumpling mixture, scrape off the edges and prepare the portions.

Overview of dumpling weight:

Creator big:

–> Jumbo dumplings not for wimps, 210 g

creator small:

–> Midi dumplings for the mother-in-law, 90 g

Ice Cream Scoop:

-> Mini dumplings for the diet phase or gourmet appearance, 50 g

Pick up portions of dumplings

Wet your hands with cold water and place each portion in the middle of your hand.

Shape dumplings into rounds — Shape the dumplings into rounds

Form dumplings

Roll each dumpling portion skillfully with two hands and form round, even dumplings.

Cook test dumpling

Place a dumpling in boiling salted water and leave for 12 minutes.

Remove and test the dumplings.

Portioned bread dumplings mass — Portion the dumplings evenly: portions of bread dumplings in the bowl.

Process dumpling mass

Prepare the remaining dumpling mixture for shaping.

Various sizes of bread dumplings: jumbo 210 g weight, midi 90 g weight, mini 50 g weight

Dumpling Cooking Times

The cooking times at a glance:

–> Jumbo dumplings 20-30 minutes

–> Midi dumplings 15-20 minutes

–> Mini dumplings approx. 12 minutes.

Shaped dumplings

Prepare the formed dumplings for cooking.

You could also wrap the dumplings and freeze them.

Bread dumplings on skimmer — Boiled bread dumpling on skimmer

Cook dumplings

Cook the dumplings as desired:

–> Never prepare the dumplings at a high boil.

–> Always place in boiling salted water and let it simmer gently.

Cover: Always cook dumplings without a cover, this is a guarantee of success.

Drain the bread dumplings

Lift the dumplings out of the water with a slotted spoon and place on kitchen paper.

–> Never put the dumplings directly from the cooking water onto the plate, because then there will be a puddle of cooking water on the plate.

Arrange dumplings

Arrange the dumplings on lukewarm plates.

Butter crumbs

Optionally, you can heat 80-100 g of butter with 2-3 tablespoons of breadcrumbs on the stove.

Season the butter crumbs

Refine the butter crumbs with a little finely chopped parsley, season generously with salt and pepper.

Arrange butter crumbs

Pour the butter crumbs over the dumplings and sprinkle with parsley.

eat bread dumplings — Eat bread dumplings, don’t cut dumplings, separate them

Eat dumplings

Serve the dumplings quickly and enjoy.

–> Please never cut dumplings with a knife, rather pluck them.

–> Sliced dumplings do not absorb the sauce well.

I wish you a good appetite!

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2. Calories and Nutritional Values

3. Top 12 Tips for Cooking Bread Dumplings

I have documented notable work steps and pitfalls for you here:

Fresh bread rolls are better than dried ones
–> The dumplings become fluffier.
Cut the dumpling bread evenly sized
–> The dumplings can be better shaped later.
Cut onions or shallots into very fine cubes
–> Important for optimal binding of the dumpling mass.
Sweat diced onion in butter for at least 10 minutes until soft
–> This creates the typical taste.
Boil milk for a few minutes
–> So that the onions are soft for sure.
Mature dumpling bread and milk
–> The dumpling mixture then binds better.
Add beaten eggs to lukewarm dumpling mixture and mix
–> Ensures the optimal binding of the ingredients.
Add parsley to the cooled bread dumpling mixture
–> Heated parsley can color the dumpling mixture green.
Avoid flour and breadcrumbs. Beginner’s mistake!
–> Starch makes the dumplings hard as tennis balls.
Portion dumplings with ladle or ice cream scoop
–> This way you will get dumplings of the same size.
Form dumplings with moistened hands
–> Nice round dumplings look more harmonious on the plate.
Put the dumplings in boiling salted water, then let them steep.
–> For the perfect consistency of the dumplings.

4. Bread Dumpling Side Dish

The traditional dumpling goes well as a side dish with many dishes.

Roasted dumplings or dumplings are traditional vegetarian dishes in Bavaria and Austria.

Main dishes with bread dumplings:

Bavarian cuisine and recipes category picture — Roast Pork

bavarian knuckle also in the spelling Schweinhaxe, world-famous from Bavaria and a variant of roast pork. — Knuckle of Pork

pork roast quickly prepare in the pot or in the pan recipe picture by food photographer © thomas sixt german bavarian chef and food photographer — Roast Pork in Pot

Beef goulash served with spaetzle, parsley and diced tomatoes — Beef goulash

boeuf a la mode served with side dishes and sauce — Boeuf a la mode

German Sauerbraten - Marinated Pot Roast from Germany and german chef — German Sauerbraten

Roast duck on plate recipe picture — Roast Duck

Preparing Christmas goose Article with 9 cooking videos — christmas goose

Braised beef roulades photographed in the roaster. © Thomas Sixt Foodfotgraf — Braised roulades in a roaster with sauce.

Roast Veal Recipe with mustard sauce — Roast Veal

Braised veal shank, roast veal for the guest kitchen. — Roast Veal Knuckle

5. Bread dumplings without onions

The most common question about the dumpling concerns the onion. You can also leave out the onions and “just” pour boiling milk over the dumplings.

The onion cubes are important for the taste and for the original. Dumplings prepared with onions or shallots simply taste better!

I have summarized the most frequently asked questions about cooking bread dumplings in an extra FAQ article.

6. Bread dumpling History

The Bavarian globe, that’s how the dumpling is affectionately called. It remains controversial whether the dumpling was invented at the gateway to the Bavarian Forest.

In any case, that’s where the town of Deggendorf, nicknamed “Knödelstadt” lies. The dumpling thrower is not to blame for this, it is a bronze fountain figure in the old town.

There is also a dumpling express in Deggendorf, which rolls into the train station from time to time. In addition, refined dishes such as a sponge cake and pralines made from dumplings and recently even the collective brand Deggendorfer Knödel .

In old Bavaria, dumplings and roast pork, like white sausage, were declared national dishes from the 19th century. In contrast to the white sausage, the Tyrolean, Franconian, Vogtländer, Thuringian and Bohemians have also adopted the dumpling, dumpling or knedlik as a traditional dish.

We know these traditional dishes as potato dumplings, snapkin dumplings , pretzel dumplings, yeast dumplings, plum dumplings, liver dumplings, bacon dumplings or just bread dumplings.

The correct naming remains confusing and even Karl Valentin racked his brains over it: Is that a bread dumpling, a breadsdumpling or is it even a breadsdumplings ?

The origin cannot finally be clarified. The only thing left for us is the happiness of the dumpling on the plate. It cuts a particularly beautiful figure and creates positive feelings in the eater due to its sensual, round shape.

7. More Side Dish Recipes Ideas

8. Even more Bavarian Recipe Ideas

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