Medium
Christmas Noche Buena
Kärntner Kasnudeln - Austrian Christmas Cheese Dumplings
Austria's festive filled pasta - dumplings stuffed with cheese, mint and potato. This Alpine dish represents Austrian heritage and Carinthian regional traditions.
70
Total Minutes
8
Servings
Vegetarian
Cooking Times
50 min
Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
70 min
Total Time
Ingredients (11 items)
4.00 cups
All-purpose flour
3.00
Eggs
2.00 cups
Quark
or farmer's cheese
2.00 lbs
Potatoes
mashed
0.50 cup
Fresh mint
chopped
2.00 large
Onions
chopped
0.50 cup
Butter
1.00 cup
Sour cream
for serving
2.00 tsp
Salt
1.00 tsp
Black pepper
0.50 cup
Water
Instructions (8 steps)
1
Make dough: mix flour, eggs, salt, water into smooth dough. Rest 30 minutes.
30 minutes
2
Make filling: mix mashed potatoes, quark, mint, salt, pepper.
3
Roll dough thin. Cut into 4-inch circles.
4
Place spoonful of filling on each circle. Fold and seal edges.
5
Boil kasnudeln in salted water until they float, 5 minutes.
5 minutes
6
Drain well.
7
Sauté onions in butter until golden and caramelized.
15 minutes
8
Toss kasnudeln with butter and onions. Serve with sour cream.