Sweet Vanilla Steamed Dumplings in a Roman Pot

Description: Steamed dumplings are a delicious yeast pastry often found at Christmas markets or throughout the year at various other markets. Here’s a recipe to make the sweet version at home. The dumplings are baked in a 3.5-liter Roman pot – this makes them wonderfully fluffy!

Easy Sweet Quick

Author: Daniel

Publication Date: 2024-12-20

Category: Dessert

Cuisine: German

Preparation Time: 40M

Baking Time: 1H25M

Total Time: 2H

Yields: 12 pieces

Ingredients

• 500 g flour
• 40 g fresh yeast
• 100 ml milk (3.5%)
• 100 g flour
• 110 g butter
• 0.25 tsp salt
• 4 eggs (M)
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 packet (8 g) vanilla sugar
• 2 tbsp
• 25 g butter
• 2 packets (16 g) vanilla sugar
• 1 tbsp
• 25 g butter
• 1 packet (8 g) vanilla sugar

Instructions

1. Soak the Roman Pot: First, soak the Roman pot in cold water for at least 10 minutes.
2. Sift the flour: Then, sift 500g of flour in a mixing bowl and create a well.
3. Warm the milk: In a small pot, warm the milk to 30°C and then remove from the heat (Important: do not heat it more!). Dissolve the 40g yeast in the milk.
4. Next, pour the milk-yeast mixture into the well.
5. Then melt the butter and let it cool slightly.
6. Whisk the ingredients: Add the salt, eggs, sugar, and vanilla sugar, and whisk everything together well.
7. Cover the flour: Next, add 100g of flour to cover the yeast-milk mixture.
8. Knead the dough: Now use a mixer with dough hooks, pour the egg-sugar mixture into the bowl, and stir constantly.
9. Prepare the Roman pot: Prepare the Roman pot for the crust by spreading butter around the rim and sprinkling vanilla sugar over it.
10. Shape the dough: Form 70g balls from the dough and place them in the Roman pot.
11. Distribute butter and sugar: Finally, add butter flakes on top of the balls and sprinkle vanilla sugar over them.
12. Bake in the Roman pot: Close the pot and bake it for 30 minutes at 50°C in the oven with top and bottom heat.
13. Increase the temperature: After 30 minutes, increase the temperature to 200°C and bake for another 55 minutes.
14. Finish baking: The steamed dumplings are ready to serve. For example, with 2 liters of vanilla sauce.

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