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Kruhovi Cmoki (Bread Dumplings)

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Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 large loaf day old bread, cut in cubes
  • ½ cup milk
  • 2 ounces melted butter
  • 4 well beaten eggs
  • ½ pint sour cream
  • 1 cup flour
  • 2 quarts water
  • 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon bacon or roast meat, shredded
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Directions

  1. Remove outer crust from bread into cubes. Warm milk and pour over the bread cubes. Add melted butter, beaten eggs, parsley, bacon and sour cream. Mix gently.
  2. Shape into desired size dumplings and roll each dumpling in flour and let stand for 30 minutes. Bring salted water to a boil and gently place dumplings into boiling water. Be careful not to put in too many at one time.
  3. Cook for 10 minutes. When done remove from water with a perforated spoon.
  4. Serve with paprika, goulash or any dish with gravy, or as a side dish by sprinkling with buttered crumbs.