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Ingredients

2 ½ cups dry cottage cheese
2 eggs
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper to taste
3 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
⅓ cup nonfat dry milk powder
¾ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
2 eggs
¾ cup water
4 teaspoons vegetable oil
3 tablespoons butter
1 cup cubed ham
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon black pepper
2 ½ cups warm milk

Nutrition Info

126.6 calories
carbohydrate: 14.9 g
cholesterol: 35.1 mg
fat: 4.2 g
fiber: 0.5 g
protein: 6.8 g
saturatedFat: 2 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 254.4 mg
sugar: 1.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. In a blender, combine cottage cheese, 2 eggs and ground black pepper to taste. Cover and blend until smooth, or beat with an electric mixer until smooth, Set aside.

  2. In a large bowl, stir together flour, milk powder, baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt. In a small bowl, beat together 2 eggs, water and oil, combine with flour mixture.

  3. On a floured surface, knead dough about 10 times or until smooth. Divide dough in half and roll out each portion to a 1/8 inch thickness. Using a 4 inch round cutter, cut out rounds of dough.

  4. Place 1 tablespoon of filling in the center of each circle. Moisten the edge and fold over to form a half moon shape, pinch to seal.

  5. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add half of the dumplings and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until tender, remove with a slotted spoon and drain. Repeat with remaining dumplings.

  6. While the dumplings are cooking, prepare the gravy. In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium-low heat. Stir in ham, and cook until ham is light brown. Add 3 tablespoons flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper. Stir. Pour in milk all at once, stirring constantly, cook and stir until thick and bubbly. Serve over the dumplings.

Recipe Yield

30 dumplings

Recipe Note

Cheese-filled dumplings served with ham and cream gravy.

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