Tarragon Dumplings

Dumplings made from stretched dough are known in all Slovenian regions, but depending on which part of Slovenia the recipe comes from, they can be boiled or baked, sweet or savory, and filled with various fillings.

Details

  • Preparation Time: 50 minutes
  • Cooking Time: 45 minutes
  • Difficulty: 3
  • Spiciness: 0
  • Number of Servings: 10

Ingredients

Dough

  • 500 g Flour, Whole wheat

  • 1 piece Egg, fresh

  • 2 spoons Oil, plant, sunflower

  • 350 ml Water

  • 1 spoon Juice, lemon

  • 1 pinch Salt, table

  • 3 bouquets Spices, pehtran, crushed

  • 100 g Sugar, white

  • 2.5 dl Sweet cream

  • 3 pieces Egg, fresh

  • 3 spoons Semolina

  • 10 g Butter, salted

  • 25 g Breadcrumbs, dried

Steps

  1. Mix flour, egg, salt, lukewarm water, and lemon juice or vinegar to make the stretched dough. Shape the dough into a ball, coat it well with oil, and let it rest for half an hour.

  2. Prepare the filling: beat sugar with eggs, then mix in sweet cream and breadcrumbs. Rinse the tarragon under running water, dry it, pluck the leaves, and finely chop them. Place a large pot of salted water on the stove to boil.

  3. Roll out the rested dough thinly and then stretch it further, trim the edges, spread the filling over it, and sprinkle with chopped tarragon. Roll the dough tightly into a dumpling. Soak a cheesecloth or cloth in water and wring it out, spread it on the work surface, and sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Wrap the dumpling in the cloth and tie it with a string. Place it in the salted boiling water and cook covered for 45 minutes, or 1 hour if it's large. Once cooked, let the dumpling rest in the water for another 15 minutes.

  4. Heat butter in a pan and toast the breadcrumbs in it. Remove the dumpling from the water, unwrap it, slice it, place it on plates, and garnish with the toasted breadcrumbs.

Nutrition Information (Per 100g)

  • Calories: 333.33 kcal
  • Fat: 5.25 g
    • Saturated Fat: 0.52 g
  • Carbohydrates: 63.47 g
    • Sugars: 12.98 g
  • Protein: 11.28 g
  • Fiber: 7.08 g

Advice

The tarragon dumplings in this recipe are sweet, but you can also prepare savory ones using the same recipe—just omit the sugar and cream.