Quick Slovenian Cheese Dumplings

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 24 ounces dry curd cottage cheese (well drained ricotta or well drained regular cottage cheese ok)
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups flour (or more as needed)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• buttered bread crumb, for serving

Recipe

• 1 crumble cheese. (can use processor for smoother texture.) add beaten eggs, salt, butter and flour. mix well. chill for easier handling.
• 2 pat and roll dough with hands on a floured board so it will be 1" in diameter, like a sausage. cut into 1-1/2" pieces.
• 3 bring 3 qts. water to a brisk boil and drop in all the dumplings. cook for 15 minutes covered. water must boil briskly all the while.
• 4 serve with buttered bread crumbs.
• 5 can make ahead and refrigerate.