The easiest cottage cheese dough for fruit dumplings (without eggs)
The simplest dough for fruit dumplings consists only of cottage cheese, baby semolina and a pinch of salt. Moreover, it is also quick to prepare. Cottage cheese dumplings filled with fruit are delicious for children and adults alike.
Ingredients · Servings 1 dose
- 250 g soft cottage cheese
- 100 g baby semolina (or coarse flour)
- 1 pinch of salt
- strawberries (apricots and other fruits)
- Further:
- clarified butter (for drizzling)
- powdered sugar (for sprinkling)
- grated cottage cheese (for sprinkling)
Method · 42 min
- Make a smooth dough from cottage cheese, semolina and a pinch of salt.
- Shape it into a roll, divide it into equal pieces, shape each piece into a patty, top with strawberries (or other fruit) and shape into round dumplings. Let rest for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, let the water heat up in a pot.
- Place all the dumplings in boiling, lightly salted water, remove them from the bottom after a while and cook until they float to the surface. Then cook for another 2–3 minutes.
- Take the finished dumplings out and serve with powdered sugar, cottage cheese, and melted butter.




