Okruglice s marelicama / Apricot Dumplings

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U prošlom sam postu s vama podijelila svoje oduševljenje fenomenalnim njokima od ricotte. Ovaj će post biti vrlo sličan. Opet sam ja oduševljena i opet je u pitanju slično tijesto, ali ovaj put u slatkoj varijanti. I opet je recept (sa manjim izmjenama) preuzet sa bloga Delicious Days. Naime, radi se o fantastičnim, brzim i laganim okruglicama (iliti knedlama) s marelicama.

Osim što sam oduševljena okruglicama, oduševljena sam i činjenicom da danas i ja napokon idem na zasluženo ljetovanje u južnije krajeve. Planiram se dobro odmoriti i opustiti, posunčati i naplivati, pročitati pokoju knjigu i jednostavno uživati. Dakle, iduća dva tjedna me nema online i izbjegavam kuhinju koliko je to moguće :) Tipkamo se uskoro, a u međuvremenu vas ostavljam sa ovim sjajnim receptom i iskrenom preporukom da ga isprobate čim prije.


Okruglice s marelicama
(originalni recept)

Sastojci za 6 okruglica

250g posnog svježeg sira / krem sira
korica jednog limuna
1 vanilin šećer
žlica šećera u prahu
prstohvat soli
25g omekšalog maslaca
1 žumanjak
75g pšenične krupice (grisa)
70-90g brašna
6 manjih marelica
3 žličice smeđeg šećera
1/2 žličice cimeta

maslac
krušne mrvice
šećer i cimet po želji


Marelice operite, posušite i prepolovite (ali ne do kraja!) i izvadite koštice. U zdjelici pomiješajte smeđi šećer i cimet pa u svaki marelicu stavite pola žličice šećera. Ostavite ih sa strane dok radite tijesto.

Svježi sir procijedite i stavite u zdjelu. Dodajte koricu limuna, vanilin šećer, šećer u prahu, sol i maslac te izradite mikserom dok ne dobijete glatku i kremastu smjesu. Potom dodajte žumanjak i pšeničnu krupicu i dobro ih umiješajte kuhačom ili pjenjačom. Na kraju dodajte brašno i zamijesite tijesto. Prvo dodajte 70g, a zatim po potrebi dodajte još. Ne trebate previše mijesiti, tek toliko da se smjesa poveže. Tijesto će biti još dosta ljepljivo ali izbjegavajte dodavanje previše brašna da okruglice ne ispadnu preteške. Dobro pobrašnite radnu plohu, oblikujte tijesto u valjak i podijelite ga na 6 jednakih djelova.


Svih 6 dijelova tijesta spljoštite dlanovima u krug. Na sredinu svakog kruga stavite marelicu napunjenu šećerom i oblikujte okruglice. Okruglice kuhajte u dosta kipuće slane vode dok ne isplivaju na površinu. To će trajati 12-15 minuta, ovisno o njihovoj veličini. Kuhane okruglice izvadite iz vode šupljikavom žlicom.

U međuvremenu kratko popržite maslac i krušne mrvice (u omjeru 1:1). Svaku okruglicu uvaljajte u smjesu mrvica i po želji pospite sa šećerom i cimetom.

I'm a bit excited because I'm finally leaving on my summer vacation today. And it was about time, really. I plan to rest and relax, sunbathe and swim, read a book or two and just enjoy. So, during the next two weeks I will be offline and avoiding kitchen as much as possible :) In the meantime, I am leaving you with a great recipe and a strong recommendation that you try it while the apricot season is still in bloom. These dumplings are unbelievably easy to make and make a delicious summer dessert.

Apricot Dumplings
(original recipe)

Ingredients for 6 dumplings

250g curd cheese / cream cheese
zest of one lemon
1 bag of vanilla flavored sugar (10g)
1 tbsp. icing sugar
pinch of salt
25g butter, softened
1 egg yolk
75g semolina
70-90g flour + more for dusting
6 small apricots
3 tsp. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

butter
breadcrumbs
sugar and ground cinnamon (for serving)

Wash the apricots and pat them dry. Cut them open along their seams (only halfway!) and remove their pits. In a small bowl mix together brown sugar and cinnamon. Put half a teaspoon of the sugar-cinnamon mixture into each apricot and set aside.

Strain the cheese and put it in a bowl. Add the lemon zest, vanilla sugar, icing sugar, salt and butter and cream it all together using a mixer. Then add the egg yolk and semolina and mix it in using a wooden spoon or a whisk. Add the flour and mix just until it's incorporated. First add 70g of flour and then add some more if needed. We want the dumplings as light and fluffy as possible and that's why it's important not to use too much flour. At this point the dough will still be a bit sticky and that's fine. Generously dust your working surface with flour and form the dough into a log. Cut it in 6 equal pieces.

Take each piece and form it into a disc. Put sugar-filled apricot on in the middle of each disc and form the dumplings. Dust your hands if the dough gets too sticky. Make sure that the apricots are completely covered by the dough.

Meanwhile bring a large pot of water to a boil, add a generous pinch of salt and add the dumplings. Stir once, so they don't stick to the bottom and cook until they start floating on top. Depending on their size this may take 12-15 minutes. Take them out with a skimmer.

In the meantime, melt the butter in a pan and add some breadcrumbs (ratio about 1:1). Roast the breadcrumbs for a few minutes on medium heat and then roll each dumpling in the breadcrumb mixture. Sprinkle with some sugar and cinnamon and serve warm.