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bread rolls

🥗Healthier: whole grain bread

💰Cheaper: day-old bread

Whole grain bread adds fiber and nutrients while day-old bread reduces waste.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is a healthier fat option, while margarine can be more economical.

egg

🥗Healthier: flaxseed meal

💰Cheaper: aquafaba

Flaxseed meal provides binding properties, while aquafaba is a budget-friendly egg replacer.

flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour increases fiber content, while all-purpose flour is often less expensive.

Boil a third of the potatoes in salted water for about 25 minutes.

Do not cut the potatoes too small to prevent leaching.

Grate the remaining two-thirds of the potatoes using a food processor or hand grater.

Squeeze the grated potatoes in a cloth to remove excess moisture, ensuring they are dry.

Let the liquid from the squeezed potatoes sit to allow the starch to settle.

Mash the boiled potatoes in the pot using a potato press.

Add a little salt and nutmeg to the mashed potatoes.

Combine the grated potatoes with the mashed potatoes and knead into a smooth dough.

Make a test dumpling to check the binding of the dough.

Prepare croutons by cutting toast into cubes and baking them in clarified butter until crispy.

If the test dumpling falls apart, rework the dough with potato starch carefully to avoid toughness.

Add salt to the boiling water for the dumplings.

Reduce heat once the water is boiling to prevent the dumplings from disintegrating.

Cook the dumplings in the hot water for 10 minutes and check if they hold together.

Ensure the dumpling is fluffy and not rubbery by checking the starch content.

Cooking Techniques

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