Ovocné Knĕdliky (Fruit Dumplings)

Ingredients

• •4 ounces cottage cheese
• •1/2 teaspoon salt
• •1/2 tablespoon butter or margerine
• •1 3/4 cups of flour
• •Fresh fruit
• •Butter
• •Sugar
• •Cottage Cheese

Directions

1. 1Cream together the butter, cottage cheese and salt.
2. 2Stir in the flour and mix until dough leaves sides and is not sticky.
3. 3Cover with a damp cloth and leave it for 30 minutes.
4. 4Roll the dough out on lightly floured board until it is about 1/4 inch thick.
5. 5Cut out circles of dough big enough to cover fruit filling, and form dough around filling. Be sure they're sealed well. You can use fresh plum halves, small apricots, three cherries, strawberries, or any other fruit you like.
6. 6Drop dumplings into boiling, salted water. Cook 8 - 12 minutes, or until the dumplings have risen to the top of your pot.
7. 7Serve dumplings on warmed plates, smother with melted butter, sugar, and cottage cheese.