🇦🇹 Austrian Cuisine

Kaspressknödel

Cheese Dumplings

Prep Time 25 min

Servings 4

Difficulty Medium

Calories 380 kcal

Crispy pan-fried bread dumplings studded with mountain cheese, a hearty Tyrolean specialty served in broth or with salad.

Ingredients

1 Soak bread cubes in warm milk for 10 min.
2 Sauté onion in butter until translucent. Add to bread mixture.
3 Mix in eggs, cheese cubes, parsley, salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Let rest 10 min.
4 Form into flat patties about 8cm wide and 2cm thick.
5 Pan-fry in butter over medium heat for 4-5 min per side until golden and crusty.
6 Serve in hot beef broth as soup, or alongside green salad with vinaigrette.

Did You Know?

In Tyrolean mountain huts, Kaspressknödel are cooked on wood-fired stoves and served to hikers as the ultimate energy-restoring Alpine meal.