Yeast Dumplings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb. flour
1 1/2 pkg. dry yeast
3 Tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. salt
4 Tbsp. melted, lukewarm butter or margarine
1 egg
1/2 c. lukewarm milk (whole milk)

Preparation

Thoroughly mix the flour and the yeast in a bowl.
Put in all other ingredients.
Knead everything together until you have a dough.
Let dough rise on warm place until it doubles the size. Knead again.
Form into a roll and cut into 8 pieces.
Flour your hands and form dumplings.
Put them on a floured cookie sheet.
Let them rise until they are doubled.
Put a dish towel over a wide pot with boiling water and fasten to pot handles.
Sprinkle with flour. Put dumplings on top and cover with a bowl.
Cook approximately 15 to 20 minutes.
Test with a toothpick.
Serve with melted butter, sugar and cinnamon.