Portrait of Gustav Mahler by Fritz Eberl from 1905 (Source Getty Images)
A favourite dish of Gustav Mahler
Mahler's Marillenknoedel
Ingredients:
2.2 lbs. Cooked and mashed potatoes
8.75 oz. flour
One egg
Pinch of salt
3.15 oz. butter
3.5 oz. bread crumbs
13 oz. apricots
Preparation: Mix the potatoes, the flour, egg and salt while they are still warm to make a smooth paste.
With a rolling pin, or by hand, knead the paste, flatten it and cut into circles, carefully enclosing an apricot in each slice. Then let the knoedel cook for five to 10 minutes in a sauce pan of boiling salt water. Drain. During this time, melt the butter in a frying pan and brown the bread crumbs. Then roll the knoedel in bread crumbs and sprinkle with sugar before serving.