Czech Bread Dumplings (Knedlàky)
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Loading... - Martin Novakova
- 13 Jul 2022
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I'm very excited to be showing you my take on knedlíky. It's easy, fun to make, and incredibly comforting. If you're a fan of dumplings, especially ones that are extraordinarily good at soaking up gravy, you'll want to add these to the rotation. Serve hot with gravy.
Prep:
30 mins
Cook:
40 mins
Additional:
2 hrs 30 mins
Total:
3 hrs 40 mins
Servings:
8
Nutrition Info
As promised, here are the Czech-style bread dumplings pictured under our recently posted Bohemian Orange Chicken recipe. The hardest part of that video was not letting these dumplings steal the show, but now they finally get their turn to shine. Figuratively, but once covered in a nice, rich gravy, they'll literally shine as well.
This is one of those recipes where nothing looks or seems particularly impressive until you start eating them. Before it's sliced, the boiled log of wet dough looks like something you'd see in a jar of formaldehyde in a horror movie. After it's sliced, it looks like the worst baguette ever made, but looks can be deceiving, and in this case, very, very deceiving. Once they're smothered in copious amounts of saucy meat, or meaty sauce, you realize these soft, fluffy, airy, gravy sponges are nothing short of magical.
I love these hot and freshly sliced, but they're also amazing boiled ahead and reheated when you're ready to serve. You can do this by placing slices in a dry pan, sprinkling them with a few drops of water, and then heating them through over medium-low heat. Or, and don't tell the Czechs you heard this from me, you can also lightly brown them in some butter. Either way, I really do hope you give this Knedlíky recipe a try soon.
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1 cup warm milk (105 degrees F (40 degrees C))
1 tablespoon white sugar
1 teaspoon active dry yeast
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 large egg, beaten
2 ¾ cups quick-mixing flour (such as Wondra®), or more as needed
Step 1
Combine warm milk, sugar, and yeast in a bowl. Let sit and bloom for about 10 minutes.
Step 2
Add egg and kosher salt to the yeast mixture. Pour in 2 ¾ cups flour. Stir with a wooden spoon until it starts to pull away from the sides of the bowl and forms a dough.
Step 3
Knead on a lightly floured surface until dough is smooth and slightly elastic, about 3 minutes. Read More...
