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I am your host, Stephen Block

Guten Tag!

I have been waiting to share what I have learned since a few weeks ago when Miriam and William Bund shared that he use to eat Dampfnudel with Potato soup in the Rhineland growing up.

My grandmother never made the Dampfnudel but I had heard so much about them that I had to go check them out. I learned so much from Mary Jane Jones, and Sylvia Norris, Heidi Nikolaidis, Leila and Susan K on facebook, and others.

I have had a wonderful time making all kinds of Dampfnudel and experimenting with the toppings
and sauces for the two faces of this Dumpling extrodinaire. It is and excellent dessert with vanilla sauce or fruit or side with a roast and gravy, or it can
be a savory one pot meal with cabbage sausage, potatoes and kraut all cooked together. ummmmmm

I also enjoyed reading all the history of this famous dish. It goes way back into the 30 years war in the 1600’s in Germany.
I have my hunch though that this steam fried dumpling was invented
because someone forgot to check on the steaming dumplings and the
water ran out and made the bottoms crispy.

Well on with Dampfnudel and I hope you enjoy it. I am going to do
them for 4th of July and serve them with strawberries and whipped cream.

I thank you for the all your help with the recipe requests and I hope you enjoy the music!

Savory Dampfnudel
Traditional made with yeast

This is by far my favorite of all dumplings to make.
I like the chewier texture of this dumpling and the eggs make it
a bit more springy. This recipe is adapted from Mary Jane Jones, recipe.

Come into my kitchen and let's make
savory version of Dampfnudel
with step by step pictures

My friend Miriam said her husband William ate
Dampfnudel with potato soup (kartoffelsuppe)
This is a tradition in the Rhineland.

This is my grandmother's recipe
Potato soup (Kartoffelsuppe)

Here is another one
Kaethe's Kartoffelsuppe

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I really appreciate all of you that donate recipes, and help answer
folks requests. Most of the newsletter is based on what folks request and
what you donate. I love to research the recipe and then put it on here
for all to enjoy.

When you email the recipe to those that request please send the recipe to
me also at
stephen@kitchenproject.com

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Stephen do you have this receipt?  German Butter Cream Pyramid cake? Several thin layers of white cake, covered by a layer of thin wafer and filled shaped like a pyramid and covered in chocolate frosting. thanks for all your doing?

Sharon    kederds@msn.com

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My family comes mostly from Austria, around Graz, the Burgenland and Vienna. I have been searching for a recipe for Palanchinchen, a sort of crepe Grannie used to make for me. She would fill them with a creamy filling and top them with jam, and then use the left overs as noodles in clear soup. I think I saw Lidia Bastianich do them one time on her Italian cooking show as a dish from Triest. Do you happen to know what this was, and how to make them?

Thanks for a great website! It brings back such memories. I was raised here in America, and my parents owned a german-austrian restaurant. I make Killer Sauerbraten and German Potato Salad twice a year for the church and the neighborhood!

Joan (nee Galten) McGrath
smilinize@comcast.net

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Dear Steven,
thanks for your contact-studied  in a german hospital and ate good german food -one recipe was cabbage with a creamy gravy do you have this recipe as it was fantastic thks irene.

Irene Freeman
irene.freeman@hotmail.com

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Dear Stephen;

Do you happen to have a recipe for Schublig sausage.  I know if it comes from you it will be very good.

Thanking you in advance,

Vorachon Hutasingh from Bangkok
vorachon@gmail.com

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Alles Gute!

Stephen Block