Dessert for 4
Apricot Dumplings
These soft cheese dumplings wrap sugared apricots, boil gently, and finish with buttery cinnamon breadcrumbs.
Typical price
$7.40for 4 servings
$1.85 per serving$7.40 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
- 40 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 4servings as written
- $typical cost tier
ChineseVegetarianBudgetDessertsCold-weather comfort
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Swiss, provolone, gouda$0.40/oz typical | 4 oz | $1.60Typical price |
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 1 | $0.30Typical price |
| Dried fruit and raisins$0.45/oz typical | 7.5 oz | $3.38Typical price |
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 2.5 oz | $1.00Typical price |
| Bread crumbs$0.14/oz typical | 8 oz | $1.12Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $7.40 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
FlourSugar and brown sugarDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSyrups, molasses, powdered sugar
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 1 cup curd cheese
- 1 standard egg
- 3 1/2 tbsp semolina flour
- salt
- at least 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 10 small apricots
- 10 cubes of sugar
- 5 tbsp butter
- 2 cups bread crumbs
- 5 tbsp sugar
- ground cinnamon
- powdered sugar
Steps
- Mix the curd cheese, egg, semolina, salt, and five tablespoons flour until a soft dough forms.
- Rest the dough for 10 minutes while bringing a large pot of salted water to a gentle boil.
- Halve and pit the apricots, place one sugar cube inside each, and wrap each fruit with dough.
- Boil the dumplings in batches for 8 to 10 minutes, until they rise and feel firm.
- Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat, then toast the breadcrumbs with sugar and cinnamon for 5 minutes.
- Roll the drained dumplings in the breadcrumb mixture and dust them with powdered sugar.
Swaps
- Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
- Bread crumbs for Stuffing mixabout $0.16/oz more at typical prices
Ingredient list based on the Wikibooks Cookbook (CC BY-SA 4.0). Steps and description written by Salefork.
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