Ingredients
serves four
knöpfli batter:
- 400 g of flour
- 1 tbs of salt
- 4 eggs
- 2 dl of water
- 1 tbs of butter for browning, according to taste
breadcrumbs:
- 30-40 g of butter
- 50 g of breadcrumbs
- 100 g of grated Emmentaler AOP oder Gruyère
Recipe source
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www.swissmilk.ch/rezeptePreparation
knöpfli batter:
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1 For the batter: Mix together the flour and salt in a large bowl. Beat the eggs and stir into the water. Add to the flour. Beat the batter with a ladle until it is smooth and bubbly. Cover and allow to stand for 30 mins. at room temperature.
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2 Scrape the batter bit by bit through a knöpfli sieve into boiling salt water. After 3-5 mins. remove the knöpfli from the water with a skimming ladle. Drain and keep warm. According to taste, one can also then fry them in butter till crisp and golden yellow.
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3 Breadcrumbs: Melt the butter in the pan. Add the breadcrumbs and fry over a medium heat for 2-3 mins.until golden yellow.
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4 Serve the knöpfli on plates and sprinkle with breadcrumbs and cheese.
Preparation hint
Serve with apple puree The batter can be seasoned with a sachet of saffron or 1/2 a tbs of curry powder. Flavour the breadcrumbs with chopped sage.
Bon
Appétit
Appétit
