Plums are a very common fruit in the markets throughout the Czech Republic and serve as the basis for a variety of foods, the most prominent of which are sweet and delicious dumplings that are suitable for dessert or even as a light snack on their own.
Ingredients for dumplings:
Method of preparing the dumplings:
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Mix the flour, egg, and semolina, and milk to create a soft mixture. Knead the mixture until you get a dough.
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Roll the dough and cut it into squares the size of two plum halves. Wrap 2 plum halves in each square of dough and roll on a floured surface. Use the photo as guidance.
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Pour water into a pot and add salt. Transfer the dumplings to the water and cook until they begin to boil. Once the water begins to boil continue cooking for another 10 minutes.
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Remove the dumplings from the pot and transfer them to a serving bowl.
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For the dips, prepare 2 separate bowls: Add melted butter to one bowl, and in another bowl mix the sugar with the cinnamon.
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Roll each dumpling first in the butter bowl and then in the cinnamon-sugar bowl. You can also add a bowl of blueberry jam or honey with nuts, and dip the dumplings into them.
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