Baked Blushing Dumplings

Ingredients:

Potato Dough:
500 grams floury potatoes, roughly chopped
150 grams or 1 cup of plain flour (I did half wholemeal and half plain)
1 small egg
1/4 tsp. veggie salt, or to taste

Green and Purple Sauce:
1 cup buttermilk
1 egg
1 head of broccoli, finely chopped and steamed
handful of baby spinach leaves, finely chopped
bunch of purple basil, finely chopped
50 grams pesto
1 tbsp. cornflour
handful of tasty cheese

Beetroot filling:
7 baby beetroots, peeled and grated
1 tbsp. raspberry vinegar
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1/2 cup water
1 small potato, cooked and mashed
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup walnuts, crushed with the back of a fork
zest of a small lemon
100 grams cottage cheese

Procedure:

Pour about 1 inch of cold water in a small saucepan and add potatoes. Cover and bring to the boil. Simmer until tender – It took me approximately 25 minutes from when I put them on the gas flame. Mash well – I use a potato masher and then stir with a spoon. When mixture has cooled add flour and egg and salt to taste. Turn out onto a floured board and knead a few minutes, adding some flour, til smooth. It makes a very soft dough that needs constant flouring or it gets sticky. Divide the dough into 12 pieces. Use hands to pat each piece out flat (about 7-10cm diameter). Place a teaspoon of filling in the centre of the circle and pull dough around filling. Pinch shut and shape to seal dough around filling so it is a smooth round ball. Place dumplings in a large greased quiche dish. Mix the buttermilk, egg, broccoli, pesto, spinach, basil and cornflour together. Pour over dumplings and make sure all dumplings are covered and mixture is evenly distributed. Sprinkle with cheese and bake at 200ºC for 45-60 minutes or till sauce has set and cheese is a golden brown. Serve hot with sauerkraut.

To Make Filling (while potatoes are cooking and cooling): Place beetroot, vinegar, garlic and water in a frypan on medium to high heat. When it starts boiling, cover and cook til water has evaporated – approximately 10-15 minutes. Add remaining ingredients and stir. Makes 4 to 6 servings.