Aromatic Bread Dumplings

From Italian Cooking & Living magazine

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1  lb  stale bread, crusts removed and torn
• 1  cup unbleached all-purpose flour, plus extra
• 1 1⁄4 cups  whole milk, plus extra
• 5  eggs
• 2  tablespoons  minced Italian parsley
• 2  tablespoons  snipped chives
• 1  teaspoon caraway seed
• 1⁄8 teaspoon  freshly grated nutmeg
•  salt & freshly ground black pepper

Directions

1. Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and mash well with your fingers until mixed.
2. Shape some of the mixture into a walnut-sized ball.
3. Bring 6 quarts of water to a boil, add salt, drop in the dumpling, and cook for 15 minutes.
4. Taste to ensure that the mixture is the proper consistency: if it is too soft add a little flour; if it is too firm add a little milk.
5. Shape the rest of the dumplings; spread out on a floured tray; cook until soft and plump, about 15 minutes.
6. Drain gently and serve hot, drizzled with melted butter or dropped into a bowl of chicken or beef broth.