Potato Dumplings/Kumla (Potet Klub) Recipe
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Ingredients: Cut 10 potatoes into pieces and put through a grinder or equivalent electric appliance. Squeeze out the potato water after grinding.
Mix 2 cups of flour with 2 teaspoons of salt and 2 teaspoons of baking powder.
If you with to make them med flesk, cut up some bacon or ham into 1/2 or 3/4 inch pieces and place "inside" the ball.
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Directions:Mix the flour, potatoes, salt, and baking powder together and form dumplings with a large spoon 3 - 31/2 inches around (dip the spoon into boiling water every time you make a ball.)
Bring a kettle of water with 2-3 teaspoons of salt to a boil.
Boil the dumplings slowly, 45-60 minutes.
Serve with melted butter.
Any leftovers can be cut and fried in butter the next day. |
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Notes: My elementary school years were spent in Tyler, MN. I am the youngest of 11-children. I guess we were "poor" but I can fondly remember my Mother cooking on the large iron cookstove fired with wood. I am guessing my Mother would not have such "fond" memories of the wood stove! At any rate I remember the large pots of Kumla cooking on the stove. The starchy liquid in the pot would often boil over onto the stove and stick in the large pots. I thought it was great food. Later in life, Kumla fell by the wayside as we all became more "modern." When I married and lived in northern MN, my Mother was widowed and lived alone. We often invited her for Christmas and one time I asked her if she would once again make Kumla for Christmas dinner. Mom thought this was pretty funny to request such poor folk food but she made it and we all had a great time eating and reminiscing. After that, Kumla became a tradition at our Christmas dinner table. I never had any girls so both of my boys grew up learning how to cook and bake. Now, each Christmas we have a Kumla cooking lesson. My Mother never had a recipe but over time I had to "measure" and create a recipe that everyone could follow. As the boys married, the daughter-in-laws were subjected to Kumla each Christmas. They were good sports and tried the sticky looking balls and now request it each Christmas. We usually make enough to have some left over for the next day to cut up into a pan with lots of butter and fry till slightly crisped. We always make it plain and serve ham on the side with lots of melted butter over the Kumla! Vaer saa god!
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