Schwarzbeer Nocken
Originally a dish for ordinary people from the rural kitchen. Be sure to use real wild blueberries!
Blackberry Nocken are a classic in the Salzkammergut and taste particularly good in the k. u. k. Philipp Zauner's confectionery. He reveals the family recipe, which is presented in the book "Der süße Zauner".
The Zauner confectionery in Bad Ischl can look back on a long tradition. As the imperial and royal. As the imperial and royal court confectioner, it spoilt the imperial couple Franz Joseph I and Sisi with sweets during their summer holidays in Bad Ischl. And who doesn't know the world-famous Zaunerstollen...
Quantity
For approx. 4 portions
Ingredients
- 400 g wild blueberries
- 100 g coarse-grained flour
- approx. 125 ml warm milk
- 30 g sugar
- 1 egg
- clarified butter for frying
- 30 g granulated sugar for sprinkling
Preparation
Dust the fresh blackberries with flour in a bowl so that all the berries are coated in flour. Carefully fold the warm milk, sugar, salt and egg into the berries a little at a time until you have a medium-firm dough. Melt the clarified butter in a heavy-based frying pan, use two tablespoons to gradually scoop out the blackberry mixture and spread it in a round shape in the pan (diameter approx. 5 - 6 cm). Bake the dumplings for approx. 3 minutes, turn and finish baking.
Sprinkle the blackberry dumplings with granulated sugar and enjoy hot with a glass of buttermilk.