Cheese Button Soup (Kaseknepfla)

By NicoleS

Ingredients

• Dough:
• 1-1/4 cups flour
• 1/2 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup water
• Filling:
• 1/2 cup dry-curd cottage cheese
• 1/2 egg
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Diced green onions to taste (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

Roll dough about 1/4-inch thick, and cut into 4-inch squares. Place a spoonful of filling on half of each square, then fold dough over and pinch sides together securely to make the "buttons". Put buttons into a kettle of slowly boiling salt water and cook for no more than 10 minutes. (They're done when they float.) Boil and handle gently, or they may come apart. Drain. Then fry them with butter and onion. Cheese buttons also can be served in soup, either with a broth or creamy base.



Note: Chicken stock, green onions, and ramen soup base.