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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (325g)

Recipe makes 5 servings

Calories 555
Calories from Fat 165 (29%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 18.4g 28%
Saturated Fat 10.8g 53%
Monounsaturated Fat 4.7g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.3g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 85mg 28%
Sodium 221mg 9%
Potassium 1021mg 29%
Total Carbohydrate 85.5g 28%
Dietary Fiber 6.8g 27%
Sugars 3.5g
Protein 12.5g 25%
Vitamin A 549mcg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.7mg 35%
Vitamin B12 0.2mcg 3%
Vitamin C 43mg 72%
Vitamin E 0mcg 2%
Calcium 67mg 6%
Iron 4mg 26%

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Polish Kopytka (Potato Dumplings) Recipe #189248

This is a very simple and traditional Polish recipe. Its very similar to Italian Gnocchi. There are 2 toppings included with the dumpling recipe.
by Nana Lee

20 min | 15 min prep

SERVES 5 -8

DUMPLINGS

ONION TOPPING

BREADCRUMB TOPPING

  1. Peel and boil the potatoes in salted water until they are tender.
  2. Drain the potatoes and allow them to cool.
  3. Process the potatoes through a ricer (or just mash them until there are no lumps)
  4. Place the potatoes in a bowl.
  5. Add about 1 1/2 cup of flour, 1 egg, and about 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
  6. Mix by hand until the ingredients are combined.
  7. Add more flour, as needed, until the mixture becomes a soft dough consistency.
  8. Flour a flat working surface, transfer the dough to the surface, and knead the dough until it is smooth and pliable.
  9. Cut a small chunk of the dough and using your hands roll it out into a "snake" that is about 1 inch thick.
  10. Cut the rolled out dough on a diagonal into approximately 1/2 inch pieces.
  11. Repeat until you have the desired amount of pieces or you use up all the dough.
  12. Boil water in a large pot.
  13. When the water boils add salt.
  14. Drop the dough pieces into the boiling water. Do not overcrowd the pot.
  15. Allow the pieces to float to the surface and boil for another 3-5 minutes.
  16. Remove the kopytka from the water using a slotted spoon.
  17. Repeat until all are cooked.
  18. Serve with one of the toppings listed below or with mushroom gravy.
  19. ONION TOPPING:
  20. Melt butter in a pan.
  21. Add the onions and a pinch of salt and pepper.
  22. Saute the onions until they are a nice golden color.
  23. Serve over the kopytka.
  24. BREADCRUMB TOPPING:
  25. Melt butter into a pan.
  26. Add breadcrumbs.
  27. Allow the breadcrumbs to brown slightly.
  28. The consistency of this mixture should be moist, yet crumbly.
  29. Add more butter melted butter if needed.
  30. Serve over the kopytka.

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