SLOVAKIAN DESSERTS RECIPES

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on paper towels. When bacon is cool, crumble and set aside.
• Place potatoes into a food processor and process until pureed, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and stir in flour, eggs, baking powder, and salt to make a sticky dough. Set dough aside.
• Fill a large pot about half full of lightly salted water and bring to a boil. Ladle large spoonfuls of the sticky dough to a small cutting board and use a knife to chop the dough into tablespoon-size pieces; as you cut off a piece, drop it into the boiling water. Let the dumplings boil over medium heat until they float, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove dumplings with a slotted spoon to a large serving bowl.
• Sprinkle bacon crumbles and a handful of shredded brick cheese over each batch of dumplings; continue to make, boil, and transfer dumplings to the bowl, sprinkling each batch with bacon and brick cheese. When all dumplings are made, gently stir the haluski to mix all ingredients.

Steps:

• IMPORTANT: Cook the potatoes with the peel on several hours before making the "šúlance". The potatoes have to be cold when you will use them. I recommend cooking the potatoes in the morning for example than drain them and let it cool down.
• Once your potatoes are cold, peel them and grate them on the fine grinder. You can also use a potato masher if you have one.
• Dust some flour on your working surface, place the grated potatoes in the middle and add the flour, semolina, and pinch of salt. (also, add the egg yolks if using). Knead the dough until all ingredients are well combined. Divide the dough into 2 parts. Take the first one and roll it out until you will get an approximately 1,5cm thick roll. Then cut the roll into 3cm long pieces. If they are still too thick roll them a bit more by using your palms.
• Repeat with the second part of the dough.
• Cook the "šúlance" in a hot boiling and salty water. They will be cooked once they will come up to the surface.
• Mix the ground poppy seeds with powdered sugar.
• Place the cooked "šúlance" into a bowl, pour over with melted butter, sprinkle with poppy seeds mixture on top and serve.
• Enjoy or in this case "dobrú chut" :)