Aromatic Bread Dumplings

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb stale bread, crusts removed and torn
• 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour, plus extra
• 1 1/4 cups whole milk, plus extra
• 5 eggs
• 2 tablespoons minced italian parsley
• 2 tablespoons snipped chives
• 1 teaspoon caraway seed
• 1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 combine all the ingredients in a bowl and mash well with your fingers until mixed.
• 2 shape some of the mixture into a walnut-sized ball.
• 3 bring 6 quarts of water to a boil, add salt, drop in the dumpling, and cook for 15 minutes.
• 4 taste to ensure that the mixture is the proper consistency: if it is too soft add a little flour; if it is too firm add a little milk.
• 5 shape the rest of the dumplings; spread out on a floured tray; cook until soft and plump, about 15 minutes.
• 6 drain gently and serve hot, drizzled with melted butter or dropped into a bowl of chicken or beef broth.