Temporale Homestead PUMPKIN KOPYTKA P O L I S H P O T A T O D U M P L I N G S @TEMPORALEHOMESTEAD ABOUT ME New Jersey wife + mom. First generation American, inspired daily by my Polish heritage. follow our homesteading journey @TEMPORALEHOMESTEAD What are kopytka? Kopytka are a traditional Polish dumpling - made with mashed potatoes, eggs + flour. They are a simple dish, easily made with leftovers and can be very versatile. With Thanksgiving around the corner, I decided to have some fun and make them with pumpkin. I’ll show you two different ways to serve them up! Pumpkin Kopytka delicate - mild pumpkin flavor - versatile ingredients: directions: 1 cup pumpkin puree 1. in a mixing bowl, mix together 1 1/2 cup mashed potatoes pumpkin puree, mashed potatoes, flour, 2 cups all purpose flour salt and egg (see tip) 1 tsp salt 2. once the dough comes together, place 1 egg dough on floured surface, knead it into tips: a ball and divide into four parts all ingredients should be 3. using your hands, roll out each chilled or room temperature you can use homemade quarter of the dough into a long + pumpkin puree or canned, narrow log using steady pressure to but pumpkin moisture content may vary, keep it uniform depending on how "wet" the 4. slice the logs into uniform bits (see tip) puree is, you may need to adjust the remaining 5. in a large pot, bring water to boil - add ingredients the dough should feel only a handful of dumplings into the smooth, may be slightly boiling water at a time for roughly 2 sticky - lightly flour surface when rolling dough out minutes - they will float to the top when in our house, we always cut they are ready our kopytka on a diagonal, but you may cut them 6. with a slotted spoon, remove the however you choose the kopytka will get slightly dumplings onto a plate and repeat with bigger once they are boiled the remaining dough 7. enjoy while warm - see serving suggestions on the next page! serves: 4 prep time: 15 minutes cook time:15 minutes level: intermediate Serving Suggestions Sweet ingredients: 4 tbsp butter 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 cup crushed pecans 1 tbsp sugar directions: 1. mix the pecans, sugar + cinnamon together in a small bowl, put aside 2. melt the butter in a skillet 3. lightly sautee the kopytka Savory 4. add cinnamon, sugar, pecan mixture 5. toss all together 6. serve warm ingredients: 16 oz bacon 1 medium onion directions: 1.slice onion into thin strips 2. rough chop bacon into small pieces 3. sautee the bacon until crispy, add onion and sautee until translucent 4. add kopytka and toss all together 5. serve warm .