{"id":368,"date":"2015-10-28T17:30:13","date_gmt":"2015-10-28T17:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grandmascookbook.ca\/?p=368"},"modified":"2015-10-30T16:20:54","modified_gmt":"2015-10-30T16:20:54","slug":"potato-balls-dumplings-translated-from-german","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grandmascookbook.ca\/2015\/10\/potato-balls-dumplings-translated-from-german\/","title":{"rendered":"Potato Balls \/ Dumplings – Translated from German"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"potatoballs\"<\/p>\n

Potato Balls, or Kartoffelb\u00e4llchen: I remember trying something similar when I visited Germany. \u00a0A true German side dish.\u00a0\u00a0These were a tasty take on potatoes. \u00a0I imagine they would have been even tastier had I followed the recipe and really cooked them in a lot of fat… \u00a0But, the modern health conscious ways & logic stopped me. \u00a0But they were still amazing!<\/p>\n

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I always make breadcrumbs instead of purchasing them. Bread is always\u00a0in the freezer. One\u00a0frozen hamburger bun was used to complete this recipe.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Assuming your mashed potatoes are not too soft and creamy, this would also make a great recipe to use up leftover mashed potatoes!<\/p>\n

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The potatoes were rolled to about 2″, the size of small mandarin oranges.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"frying_potatoes\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Here is Grandma’s german recipe card:<\/p>\n

\"potatoBalls_recipe\"<\/a><\/p>\n

And here is the recipe!<\/p>\n

\"potatoballs_meal\"<\/p>\n

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Potato Balls \/ Potato Dumplings<\/h3>\n
    \n
  • 2 lbs potatoes (5-6 medium)<\/li>\n
  • Salt, Water<\/li>\n
  • 1 egg<\/li>\n
  • 1 Tablespoon Flour<\/li>\n
  • Pinch of Pepper<\/li>\n
  • 1\/2 teaspoon Nutmeg<\/li>\n
  • 1\/2 cup Breadcrumbs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Directions:<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Peel the potatoes and boil in salted water until tender.\u00a0 <\/span>Mash the potatoes.<\/li>\n
    2. Beat egg, pepper, nutmeg & flour in small bowl.<\/li>\n
    3. Form balls from potatoes, approx 1.5 – 2″.<\/li>\n
    4. Place egg mixture on a small plate, Place breadcrumbs on a 2nd plate.<\/li>\n
    5. Roll the cooled potato ball in the egg mixture, then in the breadcrumbs.<\/li>\n
    6. Gently press the balls to flatten slightly.<\/li>\n
    7. Fry in fat until golden; Approximately 5-7 minutes. (A Tbsp of oil is sufficient and healthy, but more tastes better)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Feeds 4.<\/p>\n

      TIP: Flattening the balls is not necessary, but allows for less fat\/oil to be used in your pan.
      \nAdd chopped onions to your mashed potatoes for additional flavour. \u00a0Grandma used to do this and I will try it next time!<\/p>\n

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      Print the Recipe Only<\/div>
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      Potato Balls, or Kartoffelb\u00e4llchen: I remember trying something similar when I visited Germany. \u00a0A true German side dish.\u00a0\u00a0These were a tasty take on potatoes. \u00a0I imagine they would have been even tastier had I followed the recipe and really cooked them in a lot of fat… \u00a0But, the modern health …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":373,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandmascookbook.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandmascookbook.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandmascookbook.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandmascookbook.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandmascookbook.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=368"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandmascookbook.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":385,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandmascookbook.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368\/revisions\/385"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandmascookbook.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandmascookbook.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandmascookbook.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandmascookbook.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}