Best 7 Polish Mashed Potato Dumplings Recipes

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Looking for a hearty and comforting dish that will warm you up on a cold day? Look no further than Polish mashed potato dumplings, also known as kluski ziemniaczane. These dumplings are made with a simple dough of mashed potatoes, flour, and eggs, and they can be boiled, fried, or baked. They are often served with a variety of sauces, such as mushroom sauce, gravy, or sour cream. This article provides three different recipes for Polish mashed potato dumplings, so you can find the perfect one to suit your taste. The first recipe is for classic boiled dumplings, the second is for fried dumplings, and the third is for baked dumplings. Each recipe includes step-by-step instructions and a list of ingredients. So gather your ingredients and get ready to make some delicious Polish mashed potato dumplings!

Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!

PIEROGI (POLISH DUMPLINGS)



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This recipe has been a family favorite passed on from generation to generation. We traditionally make these for Christmas, but they can be made for any special event. There's some work involved, but the outcome is rewarding! After the perogies have boiled, they can be fried in some butter and onions or served with sour cream.

Provided by TAB

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Dumpling Recipes

Time 1h40m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 tablespoons butter
⅓ cup chopped onion
1 ½ cups sauerkraut, drained and minced
salt and pepper to taste
3 tablespoons butter
½ cup chopped onion
2 cups cold mashed potatoes
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon white pepper
3 egg
1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
3 cups all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking powder

Steps:

  • To prepare the sauerkraut filling, melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion, and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the drained sauerkraut and cook for an additional 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper, then remove to a plate to cool.
  • For the mashed potato filling, melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion, and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir into the mashed potatoes, and season with salt and white pepper.
  • To make the dough, beat together the eggs and sour cream until smooth. Sift together the flour, salt, and baking powder; stir into the sour cream mixture until dough comes together. Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface until firm and smooth. Divide the dough in half, then roll out one half to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into 3 inch rounds using a biscuit cutter.
  • Place a small spoonful of the mashed potato filling into the center of each round. Moisten the edges with water, fold over, and press together with a fork to seal. Repeat procedure with the remaining dough and the sauerkraut filling.
  • Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add perogies and cook for 3 to 5 minutes or until pierogi float to the top. Remove with a slotted spoon.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 252.8 calories, Carbohydrate 33.2 g, Cholesterol 68.3 mg, Fat 10.6 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 6.4 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Sodium 698.3 mg, Sugar 1.5 g

POLISH DROP POTATO DUMPLINGS (CIN)



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I WAS ASKED BY ONE OF THE GALS IN GROUPS IF I WOULD POST THIS AS IT SEEMED TO HER IT WAS A LOT LIKE HER GRANDMOTHER USED TO MAKE. I don't know where I got this recipe, my Great-GrandMother was Dutch German, (German Dutch however it goes), so I belong to a German web site...it may have come from their. She was a Quaker.... She...

Provided by Straws Kitchen(*o *)

Categories     Other Side Dishes

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 large potato (peeled and grated)
1 c flour (all-purpose)
1 c whole milk
salt & pepper (to your taste)

Steps:

  • 1. Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, mix all ingredients until a thick paste forms. Dip a teaspoon in the boiling water, then dip teaspoon in the dumpling mixture, picking up half a teaspoon or so, and slide it into the gently boiling water. Continue until all the dumpling dough is gone. Simmer about 20 minutes or until dumplings taste done. Drain in a colander and serve as a side dish, a Lenten/vegetarian meal (OR, in soup). Makes enough Drop Potato Dumplings for about 8 servings of soup (but not in our house). NOTE: If you like you can roll some of the dough between 2-spoons before dropping them into the broth. Just depends on how you like the look them ...taste same either way. The pic above is just drops of loose dough; bottom pic is the rolled look.

KOPYTKA - POLISH POTATO DUMPLINGS



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Tender little potato dumplings

Provided by Polish Housewife

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 pound potatoes
1/ 2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
2 cups flour

Steps:

  • With the skins on, boil potatoes until tender, cool and then peel
  • Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil
  • Mash the potatoes thoroughly or process with a potato ricer
  • Stir in the egg and salt
  • Add enough flour to create a smooth dough, stirring just enough to incorporate the flour, overworking will make for tough dumpings
  • Take a small amount of the dough and roll on a floured surface to form a rope about 3/4 inch in diamter
  • Slice the rope on the diagional about 1/2 inch apart
  • Boil in salted water about 4 minutes without over crowding the pan, you'll do multiple batches
  • Remove from the water with a slotted spoon
  • Serve topped with buttered bread crumbs, pan drippings, gravy or sugar

POLISH MASHED POTATO DUMPLINGS (KOPYTKA)



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This recipe for Polish potato dumplings or kopytka is made with cooked mashed potatoes. They can be served with butter or roasted meat drippings.

Provided by Barbara Rolek

Categories     Side Dish     Entree     Pasta

Time 35m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 8

For the Dumplings:
1 1/2 pounds russet potatoes (cooked in their jackets, peeled, and mashed or ground)
1 large egg (beaten)
1/2 teaspoon salt (or more to taste)
2 cups all-purpose flour (approximately)
For the Polonaise Topping:
3 tablespoons butter , optional
3 tablespoons fresh white breadcrumbs, optional

Steps:

  • Gather the ingredients.
  • Place mashed or ground potatoes in a large bowl. Add egg, salt, and as much flour as necessary to form a smooth, cohesive dough. But don't overwork the dough because it will toughen.
  • Put a large saucepan of salted water on to boil.
  • On a lightly floured surface and with lightly floured hands, roll pieces of dough into 1/2-inch-thick cylinders. Cut at an angle into 1- to 1 1/2-inch pieces. Repeat with the remainder of the dough.
  • Drop dumplings into the boiling water (in batches, if necessary, so as not to overcrowd) and return to a boil.
  • Reduce heat and simmer 1 to 5 minutes (remove one with a slotted spoon to test for doneness).
  • Using a slotted spoon, transfer cooked dumplings to a colander and drain.
  • If serving with polonaise topping, melt the butter in a small skillet. Add the breadcrumbs and fry for about 3 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Transfer drained dumplings to a serving dish and sprinkle the buttered breadcrumbs on top. Serve and enjoy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 274 kcal, Carbohydrate 56 g, Cholesterol 31 mg, Fiber 4 g, Protein 8 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, Sodium 133 mg, Sugar 1 g, Fat 1 g, ServingSize 4 portions (4 servings), UnsaturatedFat 0 g

POLISH KOPYTKA (POTATO DUMPLINGS)



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This is a very simple and traditional Polish recipe. Its very similar to Italian Gnocchi. There are 2 toppings included with the dumpling recipe.

Provided by Nana Lee

Categories     Potato

Time 20m

Yield 5-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

5 potatoes
1 egg
2 cups flour
salt
3 tablespoons butter
1 medium onion (finely chopped)
salt
pepper
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup breadcrumbs

Steps:

  • Peel and boil the potatoes in salted water until they are tender.
  • Drain the potatoes and allow them to cool.
  • Process the potatoes through a ricer (or just mash them until there are no lumps)
  • Place the potatoes in a bowl.
  • Add about 1 1/2 cup of flour, 1 egg, and about 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
  • Mix by hand until the ingredients are combined.
  • Add more flour, as needed, until the mixture becomes a soft dough consistency.
  • Flour a flat working surface, transfer the dough to the surface, and knead the dough until it is smooth and pliable.
  • Cut a small chunk of the dough and using your hands roll it out into a "snake" that is about 1 inch thick.
  • Cut the rolled out dough on a diagonal into approximately 1/2 inch pieces.
  • Repeat until you have the desired amount of pieces or you use up all the dough.
  • Boil water in a large pot.
  • When the water boils add salt.
  • Drop the dough pieces into the boiling water. Do not overcrowd the pot.
  • Allow the pieces to float to the surface and boil for another 3-5 minutes.
  • Remove the kopytka from the water using a slotted spoon.
  • Repeat until all are cooked.
  • Serve with one of the toppings listed below or with mushroom gravy.
  • ONION TOPPING:
  • Melt butter in a pan.
  • Add the onions and a pinch of salt and pepper.
  • Saute the onions until they are a nice golden color.
  • Serve over the kopytka.
  • BREADCRUMB TOPPING:
  • Melt butter into a pan.
  • Add breadcrumbs.
  • Allow the breadcrumbs to brown slightly.
  • The consistency of this mixture should be moist, yet crumbly.
  • Add more butter melted butter if needed.
  • Serve over the kopytka.

POTATO DUMPLINGS



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Good to use with stews or soups. When I was growing up we had these with sauerbraten. I don't know why there's always a crouton in the center, there just is.

Provided by Helen

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Dumpling Recipes

Time 50m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 4

2 large potatoes, peeled and chopped
1 cup self-rising flour
1 egg
8 large seasoned croutons

Steps:

  • Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain and mash.
  • In a medium bowl combine 2 cups mashed potatoes with flour and egg. Using about 1/4 to 1/2 cup of mixture each, shape into dumplings. Press a crouton into the center of each and seal dough around it.
  • Drop dumplings into simmering soup or broth, cover and cook 20 minutes. Do not remove lid while dumplings are cooking.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 135.7 calories, Carbohydrate 28.3 g, Cholesterol 23.3 mg, Fat 0.9 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 3.8 g, SaturatedFat 0.2 g, Sodium 211.3 mg, Sugar 0.8 g

GRANDMA'S POTATO DUMPLINGS



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Don't be surprised if you make too many mashed potatoes on purpose. Day-old rolls and leftover spuds are scrumptious the second time around, turned into buttery potato dumplings. -Wendy Stenman, Germantown, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Side Dishes

Time 25m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 day-old hard rolls
1/2 cup water
2 teaspoons canola oil
1/2 cup leftover mashed potatoes
1 large egg, lightly beaten
Dash ground nutmeg
1 to 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 cup butter, cubed

Steps:

  • Tear rolls into 1/2-in. pieces; place in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Drizzle with water and squeeze dry., In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add torn rolls; cook and stir until lightly toasted, 1-2 minutes., In a small bowl, combine potatoes, egg, nutmeg and bread. Add enough flour to achieve a shaping consistency. With floured hands, shape mixture into 3-in. balls., Fill a Dutch oven two-thirds full with water; bring to a boil. Carefully add dumplings. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until a toothpick inserted in center of dumplings comes out clean, 8-10 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small heavy saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Heat until golden brown, 4-6 minutes. , Serve warm dumplings with butter.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 255 calories, Fat 17g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 84mg cholesterol, Sodium 322mg sodium, Carbohydrate 22g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.

Tips:

  • For the best results, use high-quality potatoes with a starchy texture, such as Yukon Gold or Russet potatoes.
  • Make sure to peel and quarter the potatoes evenly so that they cook evenly.
  • Do not overcook the potatoes, as this will make them too soft and mushy.
  • When mashing the potatoes, use a ricer or a potato masher with large holes to create a light and fluffy texture.
  • Season the mashed potatoes generously with salt, pepper, and butter to enhance their flavor.
  • To make the dumplings, form the mashed potato mixture into small balls and then flatten them slightly with a fork.
  • Boil the dumplings in a large pot of salted water until they float to the top, which indicates that they are cooked through.
  • Serve the dumplings immediately with your favorite gravy, sauce, or melted butter.
  • For a crispy exterior, pan-fry the dumplings in butter until golden brown.
  • Leftover dumplings can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

Conclusion:

Polish mashed potato dumplings, also known as kopytka, are a delicious and versatile side dish that can be enjoyed with a variety of main courses. They are easy to make and can be customized to your liking. Whether you prefer them boiled, pan-fried, or baked, these dumplings are sure to be a hit at your next meal. So, next time you are looking for a new and exciting way to serve potatoes, give Polish mashed potato dumplings a try. You won't be disappointed!

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