Dumplings

[lynsey123]

Hey Folks,

Does anyone have an easy recipe for dumplings.

I really want to make chicken and dumplings.

[SmokinOutBack]

I'll probably get condemned for sayin' this but I use Bisquick.

[Richtee]

I'll probably get condemned for sayin' this but I use Bisquick.

I dunno... condemned? It works. They are a bit lighter, for the "float on top" type.

I make "sinkers" usually, cut into small squares. 1 cup flour, 1 egg, teaspoon salt, couple grinds of pepper and enough water to make a stiff dough. Roll out .25 thick and cut up into bite sized hunks.

you want info on the chicken part too Herb?

[lynsey123]

Thanks I'll try that.

[whitey]

We make what the Amish call rivals. 2 eggs ,handful of flour and a little salt. Mix well until a doughy ball. You may have to add flour till you get the right mix. Bring stock to a low boil, tear pieces off ball, drop in and let cook for 10 minutes or so.A little hint when tearing off pieces, wet your hands. It makes it so much easier. We put them in everything.

[Squirrel]

I make pretty good dumplings. There are a few tricks you should know. First, don't overmix the dough. When the gluten get's over-worked it makes for a tough dumpling. I also use cake flour instead of AP. You want to steam the dumplings not boil them to death. When adding to a liquid make sure it's just simmering, not heavy boiling. Dumplings have eggs in them. Anything with eggs that get over-cooked becomes chewy. After you drop them in to the pot cover and let steam and DON'T lift the lid for 10 minutes. Most people overcook them. It takes 10-15 minutes depending on the size you drop in. Remeber they puff up so drop in smaller than you think. Here is my recipe:

2 cups cake flour (AP is okay if you don't have cake flour)
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 egg - beaten
1/2 to 3/4 cups milk
pinch of salt

sift the flour with the baking powder and salt

mix the egg and 1/2 cup milk

add more milk if necessary (this always seems to vary)

mix just until combined

drop by spoonful into simmering (not boiling) liquid, cover and do not peek! takes 10-15 minutes depending on size of dumplings.


Good luck!!!

[sweet_magnolia]

I'll probably get condemned for sayin' this but I use Bisquick.

Don't worry, I use it, too!

My SIL will use a can of biscuits and cut them into quarters...that's the super easy way.

[Squirrel]

Don't worry, I use it, too!

My SIL will use a can of biscuits and cut them into quarters...that's the super easy way.

Oh that reminds me of taking the canned biscuits, cutting them in quarters and deep frying them then roll in powdered sugar. I want some of those!!

[sweet_magnolia]

Oh that reminds me of taking the canned biscuits, cutting them in quarters and deep frying them then roll in powdered sugar. I want some of those!!

Throw in a little cinnamon in there, too!

[Squirrel]

Throw in a little cinnamon in there, too!

OMG! I so want to eat that right now!

[erain]

here is how i make me dumplings. just like mom did when we were kids except for the dill weed... from a post i did on chicken dumpling soup. might not be what your looking for, but they do air up as i call it, and turn from sinkers into floaters as they puff up while they boil. there may be better ways to make softer texture dumplings like using cake flour(which i gotta try), but will give you a nice hearty dumpling using the basic ingreds.


3 eggs in a bowl and a cup of flour to start. i also like to add dill, i had just a tad of fresh and some freeze dried here.

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mix it up briskly with a fork... this is what will start to look like but this is too wet yet.

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sprinkle in flour a tad bit at a time.

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until the mix dont want to pick up anymore flour, will look kinda like this.

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now take a teaspoon, dip into the soup pot, so it is wet, and get about a half teaspoon full or so of the dumpling mix...

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get all of the little dumplings into the soup and let it simmer, you will notice that after a while the dumplings will all rise to the top and will have quadrupled in size or better.

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and the finished, nothing beats moms cooking right, but mom never had veggies in the soup nor did she add the dill to the dumplings. have to say this is moms kicked up a notch.


if you want the link for the soup...
http://www.smoked-meat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8161

[northern greenhorn]

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That'd be mighty tasty on a cold day

[lynsey123]

All the tips look great.
I have to do these real soon.

[Richtee]

Yanno...the ones I use are sometimes called "sliders", if that sounds familiar..

http://oldtips.blogspot.com/2008/11/...d-to-make.html

Suprised at the lack of an egg tho...ah well..regional discrepancies

[Pandemonium]

Ill probably be condemned for saying this but to hell with dumplins lol never liked em, probably because my mom wasnt the best cook now that I think about it, it was always raw flour in the center of them.