Knodel is German for dumpling. You pronounce the 'k'.
They are not aphrodisiacs but they will most definitely make you feel nice, warm and gooey. Consider them Austrian comfort food.
Knodels are round, made out of old bread or flour, boiled in water, can be savory or sweet and have a variety of things in them.
These are savory semmerl knodels which Tanya made out of the ugly hand semmerls which I had to bring home.
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| Bread soaked in warm milk, onions, seasoning and spices. |
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| Then boiled in water and eaten with a mushroom sauce. |
And these are sweet marillenknodel (apricot dumplings) which Bernhard's mom made.
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Place apricot in the center.
Dough made out of quark, semolina flour, butter, eggs and seasoning. |
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| Wrap dough tightly around apricot otherwise it will fall apart in the water. |
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Ground almonds to be added to breadcrumbs.
Fry in pan with butter and coat the knodels with it. |
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| Boil knodels in water until they float. |
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| Straight out of the oven where they have been kept warm for us. |
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| Split them open... |
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| ...drizzle with lots of homemade honey. |
