🇩🇪 Germany recipe

Dampfnudeln

Dampfnudeln are one of Germany's most magical kitchen creations. These large steamed yeast dumplings are cooked in a covered pan with a mixture of butter, milk, and sugar. As the liquid evaporates, the bottoms caramelize into a gorgeous golden-brown crust while the tops remain pillowy soft. The moment you lift the lid, steam billows out and reveals glistening, puffed dumplings. Served with warm vanilla sauce, they are pure comfort.

Prep1 hr 30 mins
Cook30 mins
Serves10
Difficultymedium
Dampfnudeln, a Germany dish

Ingredients

  • For the dumplings:
  • 500g plain flour
  • 250ml warm whole milk
  • 7g instant yeast
  • 60g caster sugar
  • 60g unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • Zest of half a lemon
  • For the cooking liquid:
  • 50g unsalted butter
  • 100ml whole milk
  • 50g sugar
  • Pinch of salt
  • For the vanilla sauce:
  • 500ml whole milk
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 80g caster sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 vanilla pod, split and seeds scraped (or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract)
  • 100ml heavy cream

Method

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Nutrition per serving

Calories
440
Protein
9 g
Carbs
69 g
Fat
14 g

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