Potato-Balls II - Kartoffelkloesse (pronounced Kleasa) Recipe

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Potato-Balls II - Kartoffelkloesse (pronounced Kleasa)
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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 -2 slice bread (or broetchen)
  • 1 tbsp butter (german is not salted so don'tsp add the salt if you use salted )

Directions:

  1. Grate the raw potatoes into a bowl with luke warm water.
  2. Squeeze the water out of the potatoes through a cotton-bag or a kitchen towel, saving the water in an extra bowl to get the starch on the bottom - this is an old recipe, save the starch to use it for ironing ;-) - return to the bowl.
  3. Bring the milk to a boil and pour over the raw potatoes.
  4. Rice the boiled potatoes and mix everything together, knead.
  5. Cut the bread in small dices and toast in some butter to a golden brown.
  6. Form fistsize balls with the potato dough.
  7. Punch a hole in the middle and put some bread dices in the middle, close back up form the balls with cold moist hands.
  8. Drop into the boiling water, let boil once, then just let simmer for 20 minutes.
  9. Take out of the salted water.
  10. If you want to freeze them, take them out after 15 min.
  11. Set loose on a sheet and prefreeze.
  12. Then wrap them up each one single in aluminum foil and freeze To serve: put the balls in cold salted water, bring to a boil and let simmer then for about 10 min.
  13. They swim up when they're done.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 166.79 Kcal (698 kJ)
Calories from fat 18.51 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.06g 3%
Cholesterol 5.5mg 2%
Sodium 308.65mg 13%
Potassium 510.34mg 11%
Total Carbs 33.58g 11%
Sugars 8.17g 33%
Dietary Fiber 5.17g 21%
Protein 4.05g 8%
Vitamin C 7.2mg 12%
Vitamin A 1.5mg 51%
Iron 1.9mg 10%
Calcium 117.7mg 12%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 91.92 Kcal (385 kJ)
Calories from fat 10.2 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.13g 3%
Cholesterol 3.03mg 2%
Sodium 170.1mg 13%
Potassium 281.26mg 11%
Total Carbs 18.51g 11%
Sugars 4.5g 33%
Dietary Fiber 2.85g 21%
Protein 2.23g 8%
Vitamin C 4mg 12%
Vitamin A 0.8mg 51%
Iron 1mg 10%
Calcium 64.9mg 12%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 2.7
    Points
  • 4
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol,
  • good source of fiber

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