Why it works: Potato and wheat match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 235 recipes. Both carry (e,z)-2,6-nonadienal, which smells cucumber, melon. The science ↓
Knedle Sa Sljivama
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the dough
Cook whole potatoes without peeling. When they are done, let them cool and then peel and mash.
Add wheat groats, oil, flour and eggs. Knead well until the dough is hard, not sticky.
Fry bread crumbs in a pan without oil until golden and set aside. Mix with sugar.
Shape and cook
Boil water in a shallow, wide pot.
Take a little dough and place it around a plum to make a little ball.
Put them in boiling water; they are done when they start floating.
Coat and serve
Take them out with a slotted spoon and roll them in the mixed bread crumbs and sugar.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Potato | 1 medium (173g) baked | 161 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Plum | 1 medium (66g) | 30 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Wheat | not in our table | 0 |
One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.
Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.
Explore the science
The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.
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Potato + wheattop 7% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together235 recipes
Shared aroma: (e,z)-2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, melon).
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Wheat + breadtop 10% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together209 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).
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Potato + plumtop 12% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together170 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-methyl-1-butanol (fusel, malty).
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Wheat + flourtop 12% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together4,373 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Egg + breadtop 13% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together22,662 recipes
Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Potato
- Provides the starchy body that holds the dough together and keeps it tender.
- Eggs
- Bind the dough and add structure so the dumplings hold their shape while cooking.
- Flour
- Forms the gluten network that gives the dough its firm, chewy structure.
- Wheat groats
- Add a grainy texture and absorb moisture from the dough.
- Oil
- Adds fat, which softens the dough and gives it a richer mouthfeel.
The step that matters
Knead the dough to the right firmness. Dough that is too sticky will tear or fall apart in the water, while dough kneaded too long becomes tough. Firm, smooth dough wraps the plum and holds its shape while boiling.
Swap the plum
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, egg, wheat, flour, bread, sugar):
- Raisinfits better
- Vanillafits better
- Figfits better
- Plumthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against potato, egg, wheat, flour, bread, sugar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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