German Potato Dumplings Half and Half

potato dumplings half and half

The Potato dumplings half and half are called that way because you use raw and cooked potatoes to make them. We call them in German “Kartoffelknödel halb und halb”. In Germany potato dumplings are used as a side dish for any meat dishes that…

Bavarian Dumplings – Semmelknoedel Recipe

bavarian dumplings

The Bavarian Dumplings are always served with a meat dish and gravy, such as Rinderbraten (Roast beef), Goulash, Beef rolls or Rouladen (find all recipes on Mybestgermanrecipes.com). The Bavarian recipe for dumplings is using rolls that are not fresh, they have to be some…

German Plum Dumplings – Original Recipe

german plum dumplings

The German Plum Dumplings is a sweet dish called “Zwetschgenknoedel” in German and if you had been living in Germany you might know this delicious dish. You enjoy these dumplings warm, with melted butter and sprinkle a cinnamon-sugar mix on top. Regarding the plums…

Potato Dumplings Spessart Style

potato dumplings spessart style

The recipe for the potato dumplings Spessart style originates from the beautiful mountain region named “Spessart” in Germany, a so called “Mittelgebirge” (medium range) in the German states of Bavaria and Hessen. The mountains Vogelsberg, Rhön and Odenwald are at the border. The highest…

Franconian Potato Dumplings – Local Specialty

Franconian Potato Dumplings or as we say in German “Fränkische Kartoffelknödel”  is a regional German recipe from Franconia, the Frankenland. This recipe is very local and comes form the German restaurant “Jagstmuehle”  – Go here to the Jagstmuehle website – To make these Potato…

Fried German Dumplings with Ham and Onions

german fried dumplings

If you should have left over dumplings (this might happen even it sounds strange because dumplings are so popular when served) you will love this recipe Fried German dumplings. The dumplings are sliced and will be combined with ham/bacon (Speck) and fried onions. Yummy….

Old Fashioned Bavarian Apple Dumplings

bavarian apple dumplings

Enjoy this old fashioned recipe for Bavarian apple dumplings that I got many years ago from someone on Facebook. This original German-Bavarian dish is served with vanilla sauce, or a mix of cinnamon and sugar. The dumplings are made out of a yeast dough…

German Potato Dumplings from the Pfalz

german potato dumplings

The German Potato dumplings from the Pfalz – or in English “The Palatinate”  comes from Latin Palātium, and means palace; and in the  region itself they call it in their dialect: Palz). There is another word for it in German that is Rheinpfalz, and…