Potato Dumplings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 medium potatoes, peeled and grated
2 1/2 c. whole wheat flour
1 egg
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
6 Tbsp. lard
4 slices bacon
4 green onions, minced
2/3 c. cottage cheese

Preparation

Make a dough of the potatoes, flour, egg, salt, pepper and lard.
Knead well and form dough into dumplings the size of eggs. Cook in large pan of boiling salted water for about 20 minutes or until fluffy and cooked through.
Drain in colander and keep warm. Fry bacon until crisp; remove from pan; crumble.
Mix bacon crumbles and green onions together.
Turn dumplings into bacon and onion mix until coated.
Serve topped with cottage cheese.