Mel Boller (Danish Soup Dumplings)

Submitted by Deantini

"These little dumplings are delicious and fluffy and a stable in a traditional Danish Soup"

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Yields: 300 dumplings (difficult to count)
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 200 g butter
• 400 ml water
• 200 g flour
• 6 eggs
• 2 teaspoons salt

directions

1. melt butter in water.
2. remove from heat and stir in flour.
3. place back on heat and stir agressively for 1-2 minutes until combined.
4. remove from heat and let cool a bit.
5. stir in eggs, one at a time.
6. stir in salt.
7. heat a pot of water to near boil, have another bowl of iced water nearby.
8. place dough in a traditional danish melbolle press and cut with knife into hot water (WATER MUST NOT BOIL). If you do not have a melbolle press you could use a spoon, however, the dumplings will be larger and not as uniform.
9. let the dumplings sit in the almost boiling water for 10 min; place into cold water and remove after a bit.

Reviews

[thisgurlluvs2cook]

My mom made these all the time while I was a kid growing up. She dropped them in hot chicken or vegetable soup and they were so good. This recipe is exactly the same as her recipe. SO good..now I am off to make some chicken soup and bollers!