There is no one Berks County Potato Dumplings Recipe. Each family and each cook has their own way of making this dish. Some recipes call for the dumplings to be boiled, while others call for them to be baked. Some recipes use potatoes that have been boiled and mashed, while others use raw grated potatoes. The one thing that all recipes for Berks County Potato Dumplings have in common is that they all call for the dumplings to be served with gravy.
Grate the potatoes.
Soak bread in cold water and squeeze out as much of thewater as possible.
Mix together the bread, salt, pepper, grated onion andparsley.
Add the grated potatoes and eggs and mix well.
Form into balls,roll in flour gently, drop into boiling salted water, and cook in a coveredpot for 15 minutes.
These dumplings are excellent with sauerkraut, stewedchicken or meat.
Ingredients
Directions
Grate the potatoes.
Soak bread in cold water and squeeze out as much of thewater as possible.
Mix together the bread, salt, pepper, grated onion andparsley.
Add the grated potatoes and eggs and mix well.
Form into balls,roll in flour gently, drop into boiling salted water, and cook in a coveredpot for 15 minutes.
These dumplings are excellent with sauerkraut, stewedchicken or meat.
