Germknödel

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Germknödel is an Austrian sweet bread of sorts. In most countries the delicious dish would be served as a dessert. However, in Austria it is quite accepted, even encouraged, to eat a sweet dish as the main course of a meal. The infamous apple strudel, and other fruit filled delicacies, often grace the lunch plates of ski bums and business men alike.

The word, Germknödel can be translated as yeast dumpling. Predictably, the plump, round dessert's main ingredient is a yeast dough. The dough is filled with Powidl, a plum jam, which after much reduction, tastes more like dried prune than plum. The dumpling is steamed and then immediately served with a vanilla sauce. Topped off with poppy, sugar and and melted butter, it's not a dish one easily forgets.

[edit] See also

• Dampfnudel