Soft Cottage Cheese Dumplings

Name: Soft Cottage Cheese Dumplings
Prep time: 9 min
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 100 g Cottage cheese; 12 g Sugar; A few drops, to taste Vanila extract; 20 g Beaten egg; 34 g Sharp flour; pinch Salt; 20 g Butter, for topping; 10 g Breadcrumbs, for topping; 20 g Prune marmalade

These soft cottage cheese dumplings are light, tender, and comforting. Made with simple ingredients, they are shaped with a spoon and gently simmered until cooked through. Serve them warm with fruit or marmalade and buttery toasted breadcrumbs. For a savoury version, leave out the sugar and vanilla, then serve them as a side dish or add them to a creamy soup.

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Soft cottage cheese dumplings served over prune marmalade with buttery toasted breadcrumbs and fresh mint.

Desserts

Prep time
9 minutes

Cook time
6 minutes

Total time
15 minutes

Approx. calories
530 kcal
per serving

Ingredients Instructions Video Tips

Ingredients

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Ingredients (for person):

Cottage cheese: 100 g
Sugar: 12 g
Vanila extract: A few drops, to taste
Beaten egg: 20 g
Sharp flour: 34 g
Salt: pinch
Butter, for topping: 20 g
Breadcrumbs, for topping: 10 g
Prune marmalade: 20 g

Equipment

Mixing bowl

Spoon

Medium-sized pot

Measuring scale or measuring cups

Hand blender or whisk

Slotted spoon

Vasko’s Tips

Cottage cheese: If there is visible liquid pooling in the container, drain it before weighing. Very wet cottage cheese can make the dough too loose.

Flour: “Sharp flour” is a literal translation of “ostra moka” and may be unfamiliar outside Central Europe. All-purpose flour can also work, but the dough’s consistency may vary.

Shaping: One spoon is enough. Focus on similar sizes rather than perfectly matching shapes.

Toppings: Use your favourite jam, fruit compote, or fresh fruit instead of prune marmalade.

Savoury variation: For dumplings served with a savoury sauce or creamy soup, omit both sugars and the vanilla.

Instructions

1. Heat the Water

Fill a medium-sized pot with water, leaving enough room for the dumplings. Cover and bring to a boil while you prepare the dough. Add salt to the water.

2. Blend the Cottage Cheese

Mixing soft cottage cheese dumplings with a hand mixer in a kitchen.

Put the cottage cheese into a mixing bowl. Add the sugar and a pinch of salt, then blend with a hand blender until creamy and free of large lumps.

3. Add the Eggs and Vanilla

Add the eggs and vanilla sugar. Mix again until everything is well combined.

4. Mix in the Flour

Place the bowl directly on a kitchen scale, set it to zero, and add the flour. Mix just until combined. The dough should be soft and slightly sticky. Avoid adding extra flour just to make shaping easier, as this can make the dumplings heavy.

5. Shape with a Spoon

Preparing soft cottage cheese dumplings with flour in a modern kitchen.

Reduce the water to a gentle simmer. Take a spoonful of dough. Lightly tap the spoon against the inside of the bowl to release the dough back into it, then scoop it up again. Repeat if needed to create a rounded shape. Gently slide the dumpling into the water. Continue with about half the dough, keeping the dumplings similar in size.

6. Cook the dumplings

Bring the water back to a gentle simmer. Cook for approximately 5–6 minutes, depending on the size of the dumplings. They will rise towards the surface as they cook, but floating alone does not mean they are ready. Check one dumpling before draining: the centre should be set, with no raw dough.

7. Toast the Breadcrumbs

While the dumplings cook, melt the butter in a small pan over low to medium-low heat. Add the breadcrumbs and stir until golden. Watch closely as they brown, then remove the pan from the heat.

9. Plate and Serve

Soft cottage cheese dumplings served with prune marmalade and toasted breadcrumbs

Spread a spoonful of prune marmalade across each plate. Divide the dumplings between the five servings and spoon over the toasted breadcrumbs and butter. Garnish with fresh mint if you like, and serve warm.