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🍰 Germknödel with Blueberries and Chia Seeds

431 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 500 g blueberries (frozen)
• 60 g honey (4 tbsp)
• 100 ml grape juice
• 1 stick cinnamon
• 5 g cornstarch (1 tsp)
• 1 cube fresh yeast
• 125 ml lukewarm milk (3.5 % fat)
• 150 g spelt wholemeal flour
• 110 g spelt flour Type 630
• 1 organic lemon (zest)
• salt
• 1 egg
• 65 g soft butter
• 18 g chia seeds (3 tbsp)

Instructions

1. 1. Put the blueberries, 2 tablespoons of honey, the juice, and cinnamon into a pot.
2. 2. Bring the mixture in the pot to a boil.
3. 3. Gently mash the berries with a spoon or fork.
4. 4. Simmer the berries over low heat for 5 minutes.
5. 5. Stir the starch with a little cold water in a small bowl until smooth.
6. 6. Add the mixed starch to the berries in the pot.
7. 7. Cook the mixture while stirring constantly for 1 minute over low heat.
8. 8. Let the fruit sauce cool down for 10 minutes.
9. 9. Fill 4 ice cube trays halfway with the cooled fruit sauce.
10. 10. Place the filled trays in the freezer for 2 hours.
11. 11. Set aside the remaining fruit sauce for later use.
12. 12. Mix the yeast with the remaining honey and milk in a bowl.
13. 13. Lightly dust the yeast mixture with some spelt whole wheat flour.
14. 14. Cover the bowl and let the yeast rise in a warm place for 20 minutes.
15. 15. Add the remaining whole wheat flour, 100 g of spelt flour, the lemon zest, 1 pinch of salt, the egg, and 60 g of butter to the pre-dough.
16. 16. Knead the ingredients into a smooth yeast dough.
17. 17. Let the dough rise in a warm place for about 1 hour.
18. 18. Dust the work surface with some flour.
19. 19. Shape the dough into a long roll.
20. 20. Cut the roll into 4 equal pieces.
21. 21. Shape the dough pieces into round balls with your hands.
22. 22. Gently flatten the dough balls.
23. 23. Take the ice cube trays out of the freezer.
24. 24. Take 1 frozen fruit cube from each form.
25. 25. Place one fruit cube on each flat piece of dough.
26. 26. Fold the dough edges over the fruit filling.
27. 27. Press the dough edges firmly together to seal the filling.
28. 28. Roll the dumplings into smooth balls with circular movements on the work surface.
29. 29. Place the dumplings with the seam side down on a cloth.
30. 30. Cover the dumplings and let them rise for 20 minutes.
31. 31. Fill a pot with water and place a greased steamer insert inside.
32. 32. Bring the water in the pot to a boil.
33. 33. Place the yeast dumplings into the steamer insert.
34. 34. Steam the dumplings for 20 minutes.
35. 35. Spread the reserved fruit sauce on a plate.
36. 36. Place a finished yeast dumpling on the sauce.
37. 37. Sprinkle the dumpling with chia seeds.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 431
• Protein: 14 g · Fett/Fat: 9 g · Carbs: 71 g