2011-07-06

Curd Cheese & Cinnamon Dumplings filled with Apricots- My Guest Post at Sandra's Easy Cooking

Before telling you more about the recipe I will post let me thank Sandra for the opportunity of being this month’s guest at her wonderful blog! I felt so honoured and so excited when Sandra contacted me and asked if I would like to be her next guest. Of course I would!!! I am a reading  Sandra’s blog for a while now, and her recipes and amazing photos trully inspire me every day! And so I started thinking what recipe I could post, it should be something I have not posted yet and as I like to make the absolute most of delicious seasonal fruit and vegetables at their very best, I have chosen to cook or bake something with apricots. When I decided what the basic ingredient should be, it came into my mind to make Dumplings filled with Apricots. These Dumplings are called Marillenknödel in Austria, where I live. It is a typical Austrian dish.
As to the cultural background of the Marillenknödel, I must briefly refer to Austrian history: In the imperial era Bohemia, which today belongs to the Czech Republic, was part of Austria. Since it was a poor country, many of its inhabitants went to Vienna to find work. Bohemian food was very much appreciated so that women easily found employment as cooks. Sweet dishes such as Guglhupf, Germknödel, Topfenstrudel, Powidltascherln and, of course, Marillenknödel belonged to their most famous specialities. Although originally food of the poor, Bohemian dishes very soon became an indispensable part of the Austrian cuisine and even Kings are said to have loved them :)

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And now back to the recipe:
Adapted from: Delicious Days
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking: 12-15 minutes

Ingredients (for 6 dumplings):                                                   
250 g curd (20 %)
6 small apricots
4 tsp of brown sugar
1 tsp zest of (untreated) lemon
25 g soft butter
1 egg yolk
75 g semolina
 a pinch of salt
50 g all- purpose flour (type 405) + additional flour (for forming)
125 g butter
125 g breadcrumbs
powder sugar
cinnamon
Directions:

  1. Strain the curd cheese in a fine mesh sieve, for about 15-20 minutes. Wash the lemon, rub dry, then zest it with a grater. You will need about 1 teaspoon lemon zest.
  2. Wash the apricots and pad them dry, then cut  them open (only halfway!) along their seems. Remove their pits. Fill them with ½ teaspoon brown sugar.
  3. Bring a large pot of water to a boil, add a (generous) pinch of salt, then reduce the temperature until the water bubbles very lightly.
  4. In a big bowl cream together the strained curd cheese, semolina, egg yolk, butter (25 g), vanilla sugar, salt and lemon zest using a wooden spoon. Lastly add the flour and mix in only long enough until you can form the dough into a thick log (if the dough is still sticky add some additional flower).
  5. Cut the log into 6 equally sized slices.  Slightly flour your hands and form little discs, then place a sugar filled apricot on top of each and wrap it tightly with the dough.Form a dumpling (re-flour your hands if necessary) and check carefully that the apricots are completely covered by the dough.
  6.  Bring the pot of water to a boil and carefully slip the dumplings into the water, stir occasionally to make sure that the dumplings do not stuck to the bottom of the pot. Let them simmer at low  heat for 12 to 15 minutes.
  7. Meanwhile melt some butter in a pan over medium heat and roast the breadcrumbs (about 125g butter, and 125g breadcrumbs; ratio 1:1). Remove the dumplings with a skimmer, then roll them in the pan with the buttered breadcrumbs until evenly covered. Serve hot and finish with cinnamon sugar (just mix cinnamon and powder sugar). Enjoy!
Everyone, please stop by her wonderful blog Sandra’s Easy Cooking and check out my Guest post with interview :) and Sandra's fantastic recipes over there!
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Bevor ich euch mehr über das Rezept erzähle, möchte ich mich ganz herzlich bei der lieben Sandra für die liebe Einladung, Gast in ihrem wunderbaren Blog zu sein, bedanken! Ich fühlte mich sehr geehrt und war richtig aufgeregt, als Sandra mich kontaktiert und gefragt hat, ob ich nicht ein Guest Post für Ihren Blog schreiben würde. Aber selbstverständlich, sogar sehr gerne!!! Ich verfolge ja Sandra’s Blog schon eine ganze Weile, und ihre Rezepte und tolle Fotos inspirieren mich jeden Tag! Dieser Blog mauserte sich innerhalb kürzester Zeit zu einen meiner absoluten Lieblingsblogs, und Sandra zu einer ganz lieben Foodie Kollegin! Und so fing ich an darüber nachzudenken, was nun mein Rezept-Beitrag sein könnte…Es sollte etwas sein, das ich noch nicht gebloggt habe, und da Aprikosen/ Marillen ja derzeit absolut Saison haben, sollte es natürlich auf jeden Fall etwas mit Aprikosen werden J. Nun, da ich nun wusste,  was die Hauptzutat sein sollte, kam mir sofort eines meiner Lieblingsgerichte in den Sinn: Marillenknödel!  Ein typisch österreichisches Gericht, und da ich ja in Österreich lebe, wohl passend ;) Also, wenn ihr mögt, schaut doch mal bei Sandra in ihrer virtuellen Küche vorbei, und checkt dann  doch auch gleich mal  mein Guest Post !
In der Kaiserzeit Böhmen (heute: Tschechische Republik), war ein Teil von Österreich. Da es ein armes Land war, gingen viele seiner Bewohner nach Wien, um Arbeit zu finden. Böhmische  Gerichte waren hoch geschätzt, so daß böhmische Frauen sehr einfach eine Anstellung als Koch fanden. Süße Speisen wie Guglhupf, Germknödel, Topfenstrudel, Powidltascherln und natürlich gehörten auch Marillenknödel dazu, gehörten zu den berühmtesten Spezialitäten. Obwohl ursprünglich eine Speise der Armen, wurden böhmische Speisen sehr schnell zu einem unverzichtbaren Bestandteil der österreichischen Küche und sogar Könige sollen sie geliebt haben J

Und nun zum Rezept:

                   
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Also, wenn ihr mögt, schaut doch mal bei Sandra in ihrer virtuellen Küche vorbei, und checkt dann doch auch gleich mal  mein Guest Post (samt Interview :))!
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Prije nego što pređem na recept, htjela  bih se zahvaliti dragoj Sandri s bloga Sandra's Easy Cooking za poziv da joj budem gošća na njenom, meni jako dragom blogu. Osjećala sam se jako počašćenom kada me je Sandra kontaktirala i pitala da li želim da joj budem gošća! Vrlo rado!!! Sandrin divni blog inače pratim već duže vrijeme, jer je pun divnih i nekompliciranih recepata, sa uvijek jako primamljivim fotografijama!
I tako sam počela razmišljati koji bi recept mogla postati, htjela sam da to bude nešto što još nisam objavila i nešto sa sezonskim voćem. Brzo sam se odlučila za marelice, koje su trenutno prekrasne, slatke i zamamne. A kad sam odabrala glavni sastojak, odmah su mi pale na pamet knedle J  Pošto živim u Austriji, a knedle s marelicama (Marillenknödel) se mogu smatrati tipičnim austrijskim specijalitetom, mi se moj izbor učinio prikladnim za prezentaciju na Sandrinom blogu.
Inače, slatka jela, kao što su Guglhupf,  Germknödel, TopfenstrudelPowidltascherln i, naravno, Marillenknödel su austrijski najpoznatiji specijaliteti. Nezamjenjivi su dio austrijske kuhinje! Ali da se vratim receptu:

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Pogledajte/ pročitajte moj Guest blog OVDJE ( ima i mali intervju ;) i ujedno prolistajte Sandrin blog, sigurna sam da ćete uživati u njemu kao i ja :)

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27 comments:

  1. Vidjela sam post kod Sandre, prekrasan je! Ovo često pravimo kod nas, moja baka je prava stručnjakinja u ovom području:)

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  2. Ovo je sigurno jako fino, moram probati.

    Škicnula sam na Sandrin blog i već vidim da ću ga često posjećivati.

    Imaš nagradu na mom blogu :)

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  3. Ajme što mi radiš?:))
    Baš sam danas poželjela knedle sa šljivama ili marelicama i ti staviš ovaj post,joj tako divno izgledaju da ću ih sutra napraviti i uživati u njima:) Fotke su ti super!

    Pusa

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  4. knedle obožavam. Ove izgledaju tako lijepo, ljetno, svježe...predivno!

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  5. Dein Guest-Post ist Dir sehr gelungen, liebe Tanja, ich weiss aus eigener Erfahrung, wieviel Spass es macht, Gast in einem anderen Blog zu sein. Dein Vorschlag gefällt mir besonders gut, die Fotos sind wieder perfekt.
    Liebe Grüße
    Moni

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  6. Dear Tanya, I am very glad that you already have in your blog text in English! So I understand better recipe!
    You made ​​a great presentation and a guest post with these dumplings-they are delicious, amazing!

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  7. Ah kako ja obozavam knedlicke ... Ovaj recept belezim jer pravim standardno sa krompirom, a ove su sa sirom. Sandra je izabrala odlicnog gosta za svoj blog ;)
    P.S. Ne radi poslednji link ka intervjuu
    pozz

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  8. Predobar rcept!Pozz za obe drage blogerice!!!e

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  9. Savršeno: baš sam danas razmišljala o knedlama s marelicama, kad evo tebe s ovim odličnim receptom! Sa Sandrom sam se povezala preko Foodbuzz-a i pratim njezine odlične recepte, a svakako ću pogledati i intervju.

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  10. Congrats on the guest post...:)! I have never tried these, but they look heavenly!!

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  11. Tanja, these really sound delicious and I so appreciated the background information you shared with us. I really enjoyed my visit here. You've created a lovely spot for followers to visit and I really enjoyed the time I spent here. Have a wonderful day. Blessings...Mary

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  12. Divne su knedle nema sta>Uzivam uvek akd procitam nesto o istoriji nekog jela:)Pozdrav za gost autora i pogledacemo na njenom blogu cega sve finog i tamo ima;)

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  13. Such beautiful and delicious dumplings! Popping over from your guest post on Sandra's blog...I enjoyed reading about you! Now I need to make sure I'm a follower :)

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  14. Mmmm - that looks beautiful and absolutely delicious!! Congrats on your wonderful guest post at Sandra's lovely blog, Tanja!!!

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  15. This looks so good. I'm having a recipe only link party "Cast Party Wednesday". This would be a perfect addition to my party. I would love it if you came by and shared some of your recipes with us.
    Thanks,
    I hope to see you there!

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  16. Delicious, it really looks delicious! I think I will use your recipe soon...

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  17. These dumplings sound amazing, Tanja!! Love the inclusion of apricots.

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  18. Congrats on your guest post Tanja! I visited Sandra's blog earlier but came here to tell you have been making amazing recipes sine I got to know you! These cinnamon dumplings look delicious! Looking forward to your new post already. :-)

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  19. Oh they look so delicious and sweet :)

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  20. Prekrasne knedle,...Obozavam ih!
    Divan post

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  21. odlične knedle koje jako volim , ali dosta rijetko pripremam i jedem. Sa marelicama su mi najdraže. Tvoj recept je super i rado ću ih po njemu isprobati. Čestitam ti na gostovanju na blogu od kolegice Sandre !

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  22. Wow, Tanja. No wonder why my dear friend Sandra contacted you for your guest post! Your recipe is truly unique and I loved the combination of ingredients used! Great pictures!! Would love to visit here again...
    http://cosmopolitancurrymania.blogspot.com

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  23. Tanja moja, tako predivno sve izgleda! Ove knedlice s mojim omiljenim marelicama su tako ljetne, sunčane i prozračne! Sviđa mi se novi izgled bloga te dodatak recepta na eng :)
    Divno!
    I, naravno, čestitke na gostovanju :D

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  24. THANK YOU ALL for leaving so wonderful comments! I!! am so sorry I haven't answered all of them on time... It was impossible to leave a comment for me for days, some Blogger problem...:(

    HVALA SVIMA na predivnim komentarima!!! Neizmjerno mi je drago mi je da su vam se knedlice dopale! :) Imala sam problema s ostavljanjem komentara na ovaj post ovih dana, pa zato tek sad odgovaram na vaše komentare.

    VIELEN LIEBEN DANK für eure wunderbaren Kommentare! Es freut mich sehr, das euch meine Knödel gefallen! Möchte mich auch für meine recht späte Antwort entschuldigen, gelesen habe ich natürlich alle aber Blogger ließ mich keine Kommentare beantworten...Liebste Grüße! Tanja

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  25. Ohh Tanja, upravo sam sada dosla da vidim ovaj tvoj post i ovde..you are loved my dear, and I am so very happy to know you a bit better at least over this virtual world! Thank you for being my friend, and my guest!!!

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  26. Hi, I wanted to thank you for visiting Cast Party Wednesday last week. I would love it if came back tomorrow and shared more of your recipes with me.
    Thanks,
    I hope to see you there!

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  27. Wow. Looks fantastic and nice click :-) will try soon

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