Austrian · Dinner

Kaspressknödel

Flat Tyrolean cheese dumplings of bread, cheese and egg pan fried until crisp and served in broth or with salad.

35 min prep and cooking plus 15 min soaking 50 min start to finish Serves 4 servings Easy
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Kaspressknödel

Photograph credit: Kaspressknödel Suppe, Sankt Oswalder Bockhütte, Bad Kleinkirchheim, Kärnten by Naturpuur · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

What to Put on the Table With Kaspressknödel

  • Beef broth
  • Green salad
  • Soured cream

How to Make Kaspressknödel

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  1. Fry the onion in the 2 tablespoons of butter for 5 minutes.

  2. Soak the bread in the warm milk and eggs for 15 minutes. Mix in the cheese, onion, chives and salt.

  3. With wet hands press into 8 flat rounds, 2 cm thick.

  4. Fry in the frying butter over medium heat for 4 to 5 minutes on each side, in two batches, until deep golden.

  5. Serve in hot broth or on a green salad.

A Few Notes

Press the rounds firmly.

Do not turn them until the first side is crisp.

Use a strong, tasty cheese.

Storing and Reheating

Keeps for 2 days in the fridge. Fry again to crisp.

Questions and Answers

How long does Kaspressknödel take to make?

25 minutes of preparation and 10 minutes of cooking, plus 15 minutes of soaking, so allow 50 minutes from start to finish. The recipe serves 4.

Nutrition per Serving

No nutrition figures are given for this recipe: they cannot be worked out reliably from its ingredient list (how much frying oil the food takes up cannot be known from the recipe). Why some recipes have none.

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