Pickert
A pickert is an elongated, baked potato dumpling from Germany.
The principle ingredients are grated potatoes, flour, milk, eggs, and raisins, with a little yeast, salt and sugar, and oil for the baking. Three big potatoes produce 10-15 pickerts, enough for 4-5 people.
Pickerts are a speciality of the district of Lippe, where they developed from a traditional meal for the poorer people. They are now served spread with syrup or plum jam, and accompanied by leberwurst and of course the local beer, the latter perhaps preceded by a shot of chilled Wacholder, the local gin.
