My brother and I got to chose our favorite dish on our Birthday when we were kids. I always wished for Dampfnudeln.

Dough:

• 1 Egg – room temperature
• 50 g Sugar
• 70 g Butter
• 1 Package Instant Yeast
• 1/4 teaspoon Salt
• 1/4 liter Milk – room temperature
• Lemon Zest from one Lemon
• 500 g Flour

Sugar/Milk sauce:

• 50 g Sugar
• 60 g Butter
• 1/4 liter Milk

Whisk egg and sugar in stand mixer. Add butter, milk, salt, yeast and lemon zest. Slowly add half of the flour and combine with wooden spoon until moistened. Add rest of flour and knead with dough hook for about 5 minutes.

Knead by hand for one minute and place in greased bowl to rise for 2 to 2 1/2 hours in a draft free, warm place.

Preheat oven to 400°F and place rack on lowest position.

Grease oven proof pot like a Le Creuset or deep Pyrex dish. Form dough into even balls (6 or so) and place them in the dish. Combine sugar, butter and milk to make the sauce and pour over the dough balls.

Place pot into preheated oven and back for 30 minutes until golden brown.

Serve with Vanilla Sauce.