Cookbook:Holzknechtnocken with Strawberry Curd au Gratin

Dumplings

 * 1 cup (250 g) wheat flour
 * 1 pinch of salt
 * 1 tbsp oil
 * 1 ½ cups (375 ml) boiling water
 * 8 whole strawberries
 * 3 tbsp butter, melted

Strawberries

 * 2 cups (500 g) strawberries, washed and stemmed
 * Sugar or honey
 * Lemon juice

Gratin mixture

 * ¼ cup (70 g) butter, softened
 * Lemon zest
 * Vanilla sugar
 * ¼ cup (50 g) confectioners’ sugar
 * 2 eggs, separated
 * 1 cup (250 g) curd cheese (e.g. quark or farmer cheese)
 * 1 tbsp creme fraiche
 * ⅛ L heavy cream
 * ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar

Procedure

 * 1) In a large bowl, mix together flour, salt, oil, and hot water. Knead until you get a dough.
 * 2) Divide dough into 8 pieces. Flatten each piece, and wrap around a single whole strawberry. Pinch shut to form a dumpling.
 * 3) Boil dumplings for 5–7 minutes in salted water. Coat in melted butter.
 * 4) Cut remaining strawberries into pieces. Toss with sugar and lemon juice.
 * 5) Beat together the butter, lemon zest, vanilla sugar, and confectioners’ sugar until creamy. Mix in egg yolks, curd cheese, and crème fraîche.
 * 6) Whip cream with sugar. Fold the whipped cream into the butter-cheese mixture.
 * 7) Whip the egg whites to stiff peaks, and fold into the above mixture.
 * 8) Preheat the oven to 200°C
 * 9) Arrange some strawberries on oven-safe plates. Top with some of the cheese mixture, then a few dumplings on top and sprinkle with sugar.
 * 10) Place plates in the oven, and bake until golden.