https://thetipsyhousewife.org/2023/06/11/easy-czech-inspired-bread-dumplings/

In my German/Swedish family, we did not make gravy with our dumplings.  We usually made the dough homemade of course because there was no such thing as frozen bread dough when I was growing up, which is why we cherished the days when our gramma's and mom's made dumplings.  It was a long, arduous meal but we did not use gravy so that saved some time.  We did, however, use LOTS of butter on our bread dumplings.  This was usually a meal they made when they sent us kids out berry picking or chicken plucking or something that took up most of our day!