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Bacon Dumplings

4 servings

Ingredients

• 5 cup flour
• 4 cup water
• 4 pcs eggs
• 75 g bacon
• 2 tsp salt

Instructions

1. For 4 servings: Slowly render the finely diced bacon until golden.
2. Mix 4 cups of flour with water and 2 teaspoons of salt, then add to the bacon.
3. Stir over heat until the mixture separates from the bottom of the pan.
4. After cooling slightly, gradually mix in the eggs and another 1 cup of flour.
5. Form into dumplings and boil in salted water for 10 minutes.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.