sweet or savory dampfnudel

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• dough:
• 3 cups all-purpose flour, or more as needed
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup warm milk
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• poaching liquid:
• 3 tablespoons butter, or as needed
• 1/4 cup sugar, or as needed
• 1 cup milk, or as needed
• vanilla sauce:
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon , or to taste
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• caramel sauce:
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup warm water, divided
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1 dash vanilla extract, or to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Ready Time: 2 hrs 35 mins


• blend 3 cups flour, 1/4 cup sugar, yeast, and salt in a food processor. add warm milk, eggs, and 1/4 cup softened butter and pulse until dough forms into a ball. transfer dough to a bowl and allow to sit at room temperature to rise, about 1 hour. knead dough and roll a work surface. cut dough into 8 circles using a cookie cutter or the rim of a drinking glass; allow to rise, about 30 minutes.
• melt 3 tablespoons butter in a heavy pot over medium heat; cook and stir 1/4 cup sugar into butter until browned, about 5 minutes. add 1 cup milk to butter-sugar mixture. arrange dough circles in the pot; cover and cook over low heat until dough is cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes.
• melt 2 tablespoons unsalted butter in a small saucepan over medium heat; stir 2 tablespoons flour into butter until mixture , 1 to 2 minutes. gradually pour 1 cup milk into butter-flour mixture, cooking and stirring until thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. stir 1/2 cup sugar, , and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract into thickened milk mixture until a smooth vanilla sauce forms, 2 to 3 minutes.
• mix 2 cups sugar and 1/4 cup warm water together in a saucepan over medium-low heat until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. very gradually add remaining water, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth, 2 to 4 minutes. mix maple syrup, cream, 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, and 1 dash vanilla extract into sugar mixture until a thick caramel sauce forms, about 5 minutes.
• transfer dampfnudel to a serving dish and pour vanilla sauce over each; top with caramel sauce.