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							| Kas Knephla (Cheese Buttons) German Cheese Buttons
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							| Dough- 3 cups flour
 1/2 tsp. baking powder
 2 tsp. salt
 2 egg whites
 2/3 cup cold milk
 
 Filling-
 1 pint cottage cheese, drained
 2 egg yolks
 1/2 tsp. salt
 1/4 tsp. pepper
 1 Tbls. onion, grated
 
 Chicken-
 Chicken legs or any favorite pieces, cut up
 
 Gravy-
 1 onion
 butter
 3 Tbls. flour
 1 quart milk
 1 pint half and half cream
 
 
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							| Mix the flour, baking powder, salt, egg whites, and milk into a firm dough.  Add more flour, only if necessary.  Divide dough into three parts. Roll out into a 16 inch square.  Cut into 16 squares.
 Mix all the filling ingredients together.  Put about a heaping teaspoon of filling in the center of each square.  Fold over and press the edges together to seal.  Seal well or the filling will leak out.  Boil a few a time in about 3 quarts of salted water.  Drain and fry in a lightly greased pan for a few minutes until lightly browned.
 Put your chicken pieces in a roaster and bake in the oven until cooked and browned.  Add the cheese buttons.
 Make the following gravy-
 Cut up one onion.  You may add the chicken hearts or livers to the gravy if you desire. Fry this in butter until done.  Add 3 Tbls. flour, a quart of milk, and a pint of half and half cream.
 Serve the gravy over the chicken and the cheese buttons.  Return to oven to reheat if needed.
 
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							| Recipe Origin: Germany |  
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							|  | Mabel North Dakota
 United States
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