Marie's Maultaschen Project

Marie announces she is going to teach me how to make Maultaschen, her favorite dish.  Her Oma (Grandma) has given her lessons over the years.  This summer Marie called her for the recipe and went solo.  Oma is originally from Stuttgart, in the Bavarian region, and Maultaschen is a very Schwäbisch (southwestern region of Germany with a distinctive dialect) dish.  

First Marie establishes who is in charge of this undertaking.

I follow instructions, though the dough recipe is homemade pasta, so I have past experience.

Marie keeps an eye on me anyway.

The ingredients are simple, resembling ravioli filling, but with German sausage.

Marie recommends I take off my ring for this next step.

Our sausage coated hands are so appetizing!

Next comes rolling out the stubborn dough to a thin sheet.  Marie advises me to step up on a chair to get more traction - it works.

The expert determines we have the right thinness and now we commence to the next step.

Marie has made a meatless filling for vegetarian sister Sophie.  I suggest adding some Parmesan cheese for extra flavor for Sophie.  Chef Marie first rejects this idea as non-traditional, but eventually reconsiders and adds a little.

Amelie and Ginny stop by to see how the project is progressing.  The Maultaschen is cut into diagonal portions and dropped into simmering broth.

They hold together beautifully and will be heartily consumed for dinner in a few hours :)

Marie allows the cooks a sample. Guten Appetit!