Canederli (bread Dumplings)

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 150 g day-old bread (try it with rye!, about 5 ounces)
• 1/2 onion, chopped fine
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 80 g speck, chopped fine (or prosciutto or ham, about 3 ounces)
• 2 eggs
• 100 ml milk (about 1/2 cup) or 100 ml water (about 1/2 cup)
• 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped fine
• salt and pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 cut the bread in fine cubes and place in a mixing bowl.
• 2 saute the onion in the butter until tender. mix with the bread.
• 3 add the flour and the speck.
• 4 in a separate bowl blend the eggs, milk, parsley, salt and pepper; add to the bread, mixing well.
• 5 let the mixture rest for 15 minutes. the mixture shouldn't be too wet; add flour as needed.
• 6 form about 8 round dumplings.
• 7 bring a pot of water to a gentle boil, add the canederli, and cook for 15-20 minutes with the cover askew.