Bread Dumplings

Bread Dumplings

Serves 4 to 6

2-1/2 cups day-old bread, cubed 1/2"
3 Tbsp butter
2-1/2 cups flour
1/3 cup farina
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 egg
1-1/3 cups soda water

Saute bread cubes in butter until lightly browned. Into a bowl sift the
flour, farina, salt, baking powder. Beat in the egg and soda water with
a wooden spoon. Beat until dough is shiny and no longer sticks to the
bowl, cover with a tea towel and let stand for at least 30 minutes.
Blend in the bread cubes and halve the dough. Form one part into a 2"
diameter cylinder. Plunge this dumpling into a pot of boiling water.
Form remaining half into similar cylinder and plunge it into the water.
Lift the dumplings from the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon and
boil them for 15 minutes. Turn the dumplings with the spoon and boil for
15 more minutes.

With slotted spoons transfer dumplings to a cutting board and with a
thread, slice them crosswise into 1/2" thick slices. Brush each slice
with melted butter and transfer to a warm serving dish.

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