Kasnocken (Austrian Cheese Dumplings)

• ¼ L water
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup (300 g) all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup (70 g) butter
• 120 g fatty cheese plus 120 g low-fat cheese OR 250 g Pinzgauer Bierkäse cheese
• Salt
• Pepper
• 1 big onion, cut into rings
• 1 bunch of chives, finely chopped

Ingredients for 4 servings (1 kg) · the original recipeShow how each ingredient was counted

Method

1. 1

   Mix flour, eggs, water, and salt carefully to get a dough; it should neither be stiff nor too soft.

2. 2

   Pass the dough through a special press for dumplings into boiling, salted water.

3. 3

   Boil the small dumplings for about 3 minutes, then drain and rinse them with cold water.

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4. 4

   Melt the butter in a pan, add the dumplings, and season them with salt and pepper.

5. 5

   Gradually add the grated cheese and stir vigorously.

6. 6

   When all of the cheese has melted, heat butter in another pan, add the onion rings, and fry them until they become golden brown.

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7. 7

   Top the dumplings with the onion rings and chives.