🇨🇿 Czech Cuisine

Ovocne Knedliky

Fruit Dumplings

Prep Time 1 hour

Servings 4

Difficulty Medium

Calories 380 kcal

Soft, pillowy dumplings stuffed with fresh plums or strawberries, rolled in butter-toasted breadcrumbs and dusted with powdered sugar.

Ingredients

1 Mix quark, eggs, flour, and salt into a soft dough. Rest 15 min.
2 Roll dough out, cut into squares large enough to wrap each fruit.
3 Wrap each plum or strawberry in dough, sealing edges.
4 Boil in salted water 8-10 min until dumplings float and are cooked through.
5 Toast breadcrumbs in melted butter until golden.
6 Roll dumplings in buttered breadcrumbs, dust with powdered sugar. Serve with sour cream.

Did You Know?

In Czech tradition, fruit dumplings can be served as a full lunch course, not just dessert — a concept that baffles most foreigners.