Schnitz Un Gnepp
Apples and buttons is one of the best known of all Pennsylvania Dutch dishes. Truly a meal in itself with ham, raised dumplings, and stewed apples.
Yield
6 servingsPrep
5 minCook
1 hrsReady
1 hrsTrans-fat Free
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-3 | pounds |
ham
thick sliced, (precooked or boiled until tender) |
|
| 1 | x |
dried apple slices
country , or unsweetened pieslicedapples |
*
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
brown sugar
|
|
| Dumplings | |||
| 2 | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 | each |
eggs
|
|
| 4 | teaspoons |
baking powder
|
|
| 3 | tablespoons |
butter
melted |
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
black pepper
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1 | x |
milk
|
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
|
ham
thick sliced, (precooked or boiled until tender) |
|
||
| 1 | x |
dried apple slices
country , or unsweetened pieslicedapples |
*
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
brown sugar
|
|
| Dumplings | |||
| 473 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 | each |
eggs
|
|
| 2E+1 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 45 | ml |
butter
melted |
|
| 1.3 | ml |
black pepper
|
|
| 5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 1 | x |
milk
|
*
|
Directions
Add apples and their liquid to ham and boil for one hour.
If dried apples are used, they should be soaked overnight first.
Add brown sugar.
Prepare dumplings by sifting together flour, baking powder, salt and pepper.
Stir in well-beaten egg, butter and enough milk to make a stiff but moist batter.
Drop batter by large spoonfuls into main dish, cover tightly and steam for about 20 minutes.
Note: Frozen oven-ready yeast biscuits may be substituted for the dumpling batter.
