Chocolate dumplings with vanilla sauce

Ingredients

Directions

1. 1

   Heat 200 ml of milk. Sieve the flour into a bowl and make a depression in the middle. Crumble yeast into it. Add 1 tablespoon of sugar and half the milk, mix with some flour. Cover the pre-dough and let it rise in a warm place for about 15 minutes

2. 2

   Melt the fat in the rest of the lukewarm milk. Add the egg, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tbsp sugar and lemon zest to the pre-dough. Knead everything and let it rise covered for another 30 minutes. Break off 6 pieces of the chocolate, grate the rest

3. 3

   Knead the dough, form into a roll. Divide into 6 pieces, flatten. Place 1 chocolate piece in the middle of each. Fold the dough over it and form it into dumplings. Cover and let rise for about 20 minutes

4. 4

   Bring 150 ml of water to the boil in a pot. Place 3 dumplings in a steamer or perforated insert (e.g. from a pressure cooker) and put them in. Cover and steam over low heat for about 20 minutes. Prick more often, keep warm. Cook the remaining dumplings in the same way

5. 5

   Mix the sauce powder, 3 tablespoons of milk and 2 tablespoons of sugar. Boil up the rest of the milk. Stir in sauce powder, bring to the boil. Serve everything. Sprinkle with grater. Serve with apricots

6. 6

   Drink: Coffee with milk