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Kasnocken (Austrian Cheese Dumplings)
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schedulePrep 0 min
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groups3–4 speedmedium
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Ingredients
Scale
- ¼ L water
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup (300 g) all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup (70 g) butter
- 120 g fatty cheese plus 120 g low-fat cheese OR 250 g Pinzgauer Bierkäse cheese
- Salt
- Pepper
- 1 big onion, cut into rings
- 1 bunch of chives, finely chopped
Directions
- Mix flour, eggs, water, and salt carefully to get a dough; it should neither be stiff nor too soft.
- Pass the dough through a special press for dumplings into boiling, salted water.
- Boil the small dumplings for about 3 minutes, then drain and rinse them with cold water.
- Melt the butter in a pan, add the dumplings, and season them with salt and pepper.
- Gradually add the grated cheese and stir vigorously.
- When all of the cheese has melted, heat butter in another pan, add the onion rings, and fry them until they become golden brown.
- Top the dumplings with the onion rings and chives.