Schnitz Un Knepp

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 lbs lamb shoulder (smoked picnic shoulder is best)
• 6 ounces dried apples
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 beaten egg
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons margarine or 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 remove skin and fat from outside of smoked lamb.
• 2 place lamb in a dutch oven; add enough water to cover meat.
• 3 bring water to boiling; reduce heat.
• 4 cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
• 5 stir in dried apples and brown sugar.
• 6 cover; simmer 1 hour more.
• 7 meanwhile, for dumplings, in a bowl stir together flour, baking powder, and salt.
• 8 in a small bowl combine egg, milk, and melted margarine or butter.
• 9 add to flour mixture; stir with a fork just till combined.
• 10 drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls in 10 mounds atop the simmering liquid.
• 11 cover; simmer for 20 minutes (do not lift the cover) or till a toothpick inserted into the dumplings comes out clean.
• 12 serve lamb on a platter with the dumplings and apples.
• 13 spoon a small amount of the remaining liquid over the meat.
• 14 makes 8 to 10 servings.