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Bernese Dampfnudeln, baked milk buns with vanilla sauce

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These are puffy, buttery pancakes made with milk, baked in a buttered dish, and then drizzled with a mixture of warm, sweetened milk and butter. They are …

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Recipe from TheJH, Mjchael, Heuler06 and 5 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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In this Bernese version, the Dampfnudeln are not cooked in a frying pan, but in the oven, with a sweet milk that makes them soft on the inside and golden on the outside.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time50 min
  • Resting1 hr 15 min
  • Total2 hr 35 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$2.52 $0.63 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

4 people

Dough

  • $0.80
  • $0.16
  • $0.08
  • $0.27
  • $0.55
  • $0.02

Watering

  • $0.30
  • $0.06
  • $0.28

To serve

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Knead the dough ingredients until a soft and smooth dough forms. Let it rise until it has doubled in size.
  2. Form small strips, about 2 to 3 cm wide (without rolling out the dough), and roll them into balls of about 5 cm in diameter. ≈ 10 min
  3. Place them in a greased baking dish, about 1 cm apart.
  4. Mix the warm milk, sugar, butter, and, if desired, lemon flavoring, and pour a little less than half of the mixture over the balls. Let it rest for a quarter of an hour.
  5. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes at 180 °C. After a quarter of an hour, separate the balls with two forks and pour the remaining mixture over them.
  6. Serve with plenty of warm vanilla sauce. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Bernese Dampfnudeln, baked milk buns with vanilla sauce

  • 500 g of all-purpose flour$0.80
  • 20 g of fresh yeast$0.16
  • 10 grams of salt$0.08
  • 2.5 to 3 dl of lukewarm milk$0.27
  • 60 g of softened butter$0.55
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons of sugar$0.02
  • 3 dl of warm milk$0.30
  • 4 to 6 tablespoons of sugar$0.06
  • 30 g of butter$0.28

Total$2.52

that's $0.63 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 500 g of all-purpose flour
  • 20 g of fresh yeast
  • 10 grams of salt
  • 2.5 to 3 dl of lukewarm milk
  • 60 g of softened butter
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons of sugar
  • 3 dl of warm milk
  • 4 to 6 tablespoons of sugar
  • 30 g of butter
  • A hint of lemon flavour (optional)
  • 1 cup vanilla sauce (custard)

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