Slovak Dumplings

Ingredients:

1 Package yeast (use active dry)

3 dcl milk (about 1/2 cup)

1 tbsp sugar

3 cups flour, all purpose

1 egg

Jelly (flavor)

Cooking Instructions:

Heat up milk in a pot - Not too hot! Then take the pot off of burner. Add sugar and yeast. Cover with a cloth and let it sit for about 20 minutes. Prepare flour, egg and raised yeast from above step. Mix together. Let this sit in a bowl for about 1 hour. - This will make the dough. Spread out the dough with a rolling pin about 1 cm thick. Use a cookie cutter to cut out circles. On one circle place a tsp of jelly and put a second circle on top. Pinch the edges together around the sides. Prepare a pot of boiling water and put a steaming tray on top. Add a few of the 'buchtas' (the dough with the jelly), cover and let it steam for about 10 to 15 minutes. Do not peak in!!! - Let it cook. Take the buchtas out of the pot and serve. You can put butter on top and sprinkle with a pinch of cocoa powder and powdered sugar, poppy seeds, finely chopped nuts, or whatever you like.

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