Member Cris Roemer, whose family emigrated from the Weichselbaum area in the Jennersdorf district, provided this recipe. This one originates with a Czech friend, but reminds me of dumplings I had years ago when visiting family in Schandorf.


APPLE DUMPLINGS
(from Cris Roemer)

Ingredients-dough:
  • 1 cup shortening or lard
  • 1 cup cottage or ricotta cheese
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 2 cups flour
Ingredients-filling:
  • 1 jar of chunky applesauce
  • cinnamon sugar
Preparation:

Mix the dough ingredients well with a pastry blender, then chill for 1/2 hour.
Roll out rather thinly on a floured board and use a glass or cookie cutter to cut out circles. Place 1/2 of the circles onto a cookie sheet and place a teaspoon of applesauce on each , and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Each filled circle will need a plain circle for a lid. Seal with tines of a fork.

Bake at 250°F for 20 minutes. When cool frost with white icing (powdered sugar and water mixture).