Leniwe (Lazy Cheese Dumplings with Breadcrumb Butter)
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Ingredients
- 300 g cottage cheese
- 2 eggs
- 150 g plain flour
- 40 g butter
- 40 g breadcrumbs
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 355 kcal
- Protein
- 16.8 g
- Carbohydrate
- 38 g
- of which sugars
- 3.7 g
- Fat
- 15.2 g
- of which saturates
- 8.1 g
- Fibre
- 1.6 g
- Salt
- 1.14 g
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Method
- 1
Mix the cottage cheese, eggs and flour with a pinch of salt to form a soft dough.
- 2
Roll into a log on a floured surface and cut into small dumpling pieces.
- 3
Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and cook the dumplings in batches for 3-4 minutes until they float and are tender, then drain.
- 4
Melt the butter in a pan and fry the breadcrumbs for 2-3 minutes until golden.
- 5
Toss the dumplings through the buttery breadcrumbs and serve.
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