Name: Ovocne Knedliky (Czech Plum Dumplings with Butter and Quark)
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: Czech and Slovak
Ingredients: 250g quark; 1 egg; 200g plain flour; 50g semolina; 0.25 tsp fine salt; 12 small ripe plums, stoned; 12 sugar cubes; 60g butter; 4 tbsp dried breadcrumbs; 3 tbsp icing sugar; 100g quark, for topping, grated or crumbled

Ovocne Knedliky (Czech Plum Dumplings with Butter and Quark)

Soft quark dough wrapped around whole plums, boiled and rolled in buttery breadcrumbs, sugar and grated quark.

Time55 min

LevelMedium

Costabout £1.30 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

Estimated nutrition per serving

927kcal
137.6gcarbs
72.9gof which sugars
34.8gfat
20.5gsaturates
18.7gprotein
8.8gfibre
1.1gsalt

A rough estimate worked out from the ingredients, for the serving size above. It is a guide only and not medical advice. If you count carbs or manage diabetes, check with your own tools and your care team.

4 dumplings

Method

1
Mix the quark, egg, flour, semolina and salt into a soft dough. Knead briefly. It should be tacky but not sticky, so add a spoonful of flour if needed. Rest for 10 minutes.
10 min
2
Cut each plum open along one side and take out the stone. Push a sugar cube into the gap and press the plum closed.
3
Divide the dough into 12 pieces. Flatten each in your palm, wrap around a plum and roll into a smooth ball, sealing well.
4
Slide the dumplings into a large pan of gently simmering water. Cook for 10 minutes, turning once, until they float and feel firm. Do not let the water boil hard.
10 min
5
Meanwhile, melt the butter in a frying pan and toast the breadcrumbs for 3 minutes until golden and nutty.
3 min
6
Lift the dumplings out with a slotted spoon. Roll them in the buttery breadcrumbs, then scatter over the icing sugar and the quark. Serve warm.