Dampfnudel
Sign in to savethumb|' bakery in Regensburg thumb|right|Christmas Dampfnudel A '''' (; ; plural ', Alsatian: '''''') is a dumpling eaten as a meal or as a dessert in Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and in France (Alsace-Moselle). It is a typical dish in southern Germany.
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- Prepared food.name
- Dampfnudel
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- de
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- true
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- CDampfnudelnWP6.jpg
- Prepared food.country
- Germany and Alsace
- Prepared food.type
- Dumpling
- Prepared food.main_ingredient
- Flour, water, yeast, butter or margarine; sometimes eggs or sugar
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thumb|' bakery in Regensburg thumb|right|Christmas Dampfnudel A '''' (; ; plural ', Alsatian: '''') is a dumpling eaten as a meal or as a dessert in Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and in France (Alsace-Moselle). It is a typical dish in southern Germany.
==History== thumb|Dampfnudeltor at Freckenfeld, [[Rhineland-Palatinate]] The origin of the Dampfnudel is unclear. Friederike Luise Löffler, housekeeper at the ducal court of Württemberg in Stuttgart, listed various Dampfnudel recipes in her 1791 book Neues Kochbuch oder geprüfte Anweisung zur schmackhaften Zubereitung (New Cookbook or Proven Instructions for Tasty Preparation), Stuttgart cook Friederike Luise Löffler listed various Dampfnudel recipes, one of which was explicitly referred to as Bavarian Dampfnudel. There are '' city gates in Freckenfeld and Kandel, two towns in the Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany, near the border with French Alsace. It is reputed that, during the Thirty Years' War, Swedish troops arrived at Freckenfeld and demanded ransom. Master baker Johannes Muck, with his wife and apprentice, made 1,286 ' to feed the soldiers, who then spared the village from further extortion and pillage. The ' (Dampfnudel gate) even features on the coat of arms of the municipality of Freckenfeld.