Cheese Kreplach

Yield: 4 to 6 servings

Ingredients

Cheese Filling

• 1 pound dry cottage cheese
• 2 egg yolks or 1 whole egg
• 2 tablespoons sour cream
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Sugar and cinnamon, to taste (if served with sour cream)
• Dash of white pepper (if served with hot milk)

Dough

• Pinch of salt
• All-purpose flour (enough to make a stiff dough as for noodles)
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon cold water

Instructions

Cheese Filling

1. Mix all ingredients well; set aside.

Dough

1. Make a well in the center of sifted flour and salt and add egg and water.
2. With a fork stir together to make the noodle dough. Roll out to 1/8 inch thickness.
3. Cut into 2 1/2 inch squares and fill each with Cheese Filling.
4. Drop prepared kreplach into rapidly boiling water, one at a time. Cook, covered, for 10 minutes. Uncover and reduce heat for 5 minutes. Drain.
5. Drizzle with additional butter and brown under broiler flame.
6. Serve with cream cheese and sour cream.