Whether it's sweet or savory, soft or with a little more texture, the simple flour dumpling is a delicious, comforting, and versatile element to add to your next meal. Dumplings are made from basic ingredients such as flour, butter, milk, and eggs, and then can be prepared using a variety of methods - boiled, baked, fried, and steamed. The endless variations and cooking techniques for the simple flour dumpling make it both an easy meal to prepare for your family and a fun recipe to experiment with.
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DUMPLINGS
If you ask me, it ain't a stew without good-old, fluffy, doughy dumplings like these!
Provided by Jamie Oliver
Categories Uncategorised Recipes Jamie's Ministry of Food Stew Beef Pies & pastries
Time 45m
Yield 4 to 6
Number Of Ingredients 2
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/gas 5.
- Put your flour into a mixing bowl. Using a coarse grater, grate your cold butter into the flour. Add a pinch of sea salt and black pepper.
- Using your fingers, gently rub the butter into the flour until it begins to resemble breadcrumbs. Add a splash of cold water to help bind it into a dough.
- Divide the dough into 24 pieces and gently roll each into a round dumpling. The dumplings will suck up quite a bit of moisture so if your stew looks dry, add a cup of boiling water and give it a good stir.
- Place the dumplings on top of your fully cooked stew and press down lightly so that they're half submerged. Cook in the oven or on the hob over a medium heat with the lid on for 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 294 calories, Fat 17.7 g fat, SaturatedFat 10.3 g saturated fat, Protein 3.9 g protein, Carbohydrate 31.6 g carbohydrate, Sugar 0.7 g sugar, Sodium 0.9 g salt, Fiber 1.3 g fibre
3 WAYS TO MAKE FLOUR DUMPLINGS - WIKIHOW
wikiHow article about How to Make Flour Dumplings.
Provided by wikiHow
Categories World Cuisines
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Gather your ingredients and mix the dry ingredients together. Mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt. You can add spices to taste as well. Some recipes recommend using cake flour, but any flour should work.
- Heat the liquid. Bring the water or chicken/vegetable stock to almost boiling over medium-high heat in a wide soup pan or Dutch oven. Reduce the heat to medium once the water or stock is nearly boiling. The liquid will begin to form small bubbles on the bottom of the pan. When these small bubbles begin to float to the surface, the liquid is about to boil and the heat should be reduced. If you are making chicken and dumplings, you will prepare chicken soup and then drop the dumplings into the soup mix instead of heating liquid for them separately.
- Mix the cold milk or ice water into the flour mixture. Slowly add the cold liquid into the flour, mixing gently. The batter should become wet but remain fluffy. If it becomes runny, you have added too much liquid and you may need to mix in a bit more flour. Do not over-mix the batter. This can cause your dumplings to deflate. The amount of ice water or cold milk you need will be determined by the consistency of the dough, but it will likely be between 3⁄4 cup (180 ml) and 1 cup (240 ml).
- Drop the dumpling batter into the preheated liquid. Scoop out heaping spoonfuls of the dumpling batter and drop them into the near-boiling water or broth. Be sure to drop all of the dough while it is still cold.
- Cook on medium-high heat until dumplings are firm. Continue cooking the dumplings for approximately 15-20 minutes, or until they are firm and solid in the middle. Cover the pot while cooking to ensure that the dumplings heat evenly. This may require you to reduce the temperature slightly. When you think the dumplings are done cooking, you may want to remove one of the largest dumplings from the water/broth and cut it open to ensure that it is cooked through.
- Remove the dumplings from the heat and serve. Most dumplings are served in the broth that they were cooked in, so there is no need to remove the dumplings from the liquid they were cooked in. Just move the pot off of your cooktop and prepare to serve. Ladle the dumplings and broth into bowls. Keep any leftovers in an air-tight container in the refrigerator, and reheat on the stovetop.
FLOUR DUMPLINGS (SINKERS/SPINNERS)
There are many varieties of dumplings; the flour dumpling is the most popular in the Caribbean and the simplest to make. In Bermuda, most people call these sinkers because they don't rise to the top. I usually add a little sugar and sometimes parsley, but this is how a friend of mine does hers.
Provided by byZula
Categories Breads
Time 26m
Yield 1-2 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Sift the flour and salt into a bowl and slowly add enough cold water to make a stiff dough.
- (A sticky dough makes a soft pasty dumpling.).
- Knead in the bowl or on a lightly floured board until smooth.
- Break off small pieces about the size of a walnut and roll between your hands. It should be similar to a long tube with pointy ends. They're usually about 3-4 inches long.
- Immerse into salted boiling water and cook for 15-20 minutes.
- Or add to soups and stews and cook for the same period or longer.
MOM'S SIMPLE DUMPLINGS
As a kid I begged my mom to make chicken and dumplings all the time. Now I swear by this simple recipe too!
Provided by Zen K.
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Chicken Soup Recipes Chicken and Dumpling Recipes
Time 30m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl. Cut in the shortening with a knife or pastry blender until the mixture resembles fine crumbs. Stir the milk into the flour mixture until moistened. Dough will be pretty lumpy, but be sure to not over mix it!
- Drop dough by large spoonfuls onto any boiling stew. The dumplings should rest on top of vegetables and meat; it's okay if they stick out of the top a bit. Cook uncovered for 10 minutes; cover and cook another 10 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 186.4 calories, Carbohydrate 25.7 g, Cholesterol 2.4 mg, Fat 7.3 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 4.2 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 466.3 mg, Sugar 1.5 g
DUMPLINGS
Make and share this Dumplings recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Christine Bettiga
Categories Healthy
Time 25m
Yield 16 Dumplings
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Mix together in a bowl the flour, salt and baking powder.
- Bring to just a simmer in a small saucepan the butter and milk.
- Add the milk mixture to the dry ingredients.
- Stir with a fork or kneed by hand 2 to 3 times until the mixture just comes together.
- Divide the dough into about 16 small puffy dumplings.
- Roll each piece of dough into a small rough ball.
- Gently lay the formed dumplings on the surface of your stew or soup.
- Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 86.2, Fat 2.9, SaturatedFat 1.7, Cholesterol 7.9, Sodium 167.5, Carbohydrate 12.8, Fiber 0.4, Protein 2.1
HOMEMADE DUMPLINGS RECIPE BY TASTY
Dumplings are intimidating (well, they can be). But they also are, in fact, delicious. No matter what you stuff them with, the concept of pillowy, soft dough encasing a luscious, super flavorful filling is enough to warm you up from inside to out. Well, with our homemade dumpling recipe, we're bringing that warm, fuzzy feeling right to your very own kitchen table.
Provided by Pierce Abernathy
Categories Sides
Yield 24 dumplings
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, 1 teaspoon of salt, and the warm water and mix until well-combined.
- Roll out dough on a floured surface and knead until smooth.
- Divide the dough into 4 equal parts.
- Roll out 1 piece of dough into a thin log and divide into 6 or 8 pieces, depending on the size of dumplings you want. Repeat with the remaining dough portions.
- Lightly flour the dough pieces and roll out 1 piece into a thin circle roughly 4-inches (10 cm) in diameter.
- Keep the dumpling wrappers separated with a small piece of parchment paper and repeat with the remaining dough.
- Combine the cabbage, green onions, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, and sesame oil in a medium bowl and mix until well-incorporated.
- For the pork filling, combine the ground pork with the remaining teaspoon of salt, the pepper and 1 cup (125g) of the cabbage mixture and stir until well-incorporated.
- For the veggie filling, combine the mushrooms and carrot and microwave for 3 minutes, until soft. Add 1 cup (125g) of the cabbage mixture and stir until well-incorporated.
- For the shrimp filling, combine the shrimp with 1 cup (125g) of the cabbage mixture and stir until well-incorporated.
- To assemble the dumplings, add roughly 1 heaping tablespoon of filling to the center of a dumpling wrapper. With your finger, lightly coat half of the outside of the wrapper with water. Fold the moistened half of the wrapper over the filling and, using your fingers, pleat the edges to seal. Repeat with the remaining fillings and wrappers.
- Heat the oil over medium high in a large skillet and add a few dumplings, cooking them in batches. Once the bottoms of the dumplings start to brown, add a splash of water and cover with a lid. Steam for about 5 minutes, or until the dumplings are cooked and the water has evaporated. Transfer the cooked dumplings to a paper towel-lined plate to remove any excess moisture or grease.
- In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, and pepper flakes and stir to combine. Serve the dumplings immediately with the dipping sauce.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 150 calories, Carbohydrate 21 grams, Fat 3 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 7 grams, Sugar 1 gram
DUMPLINGS
My mother was one of the best cooks I ever knew. When she made stews we mostly found dumplings in them. We never ate things from packages or microwaves and you sure could taste what food was. That's the only way I cook today - I don't use any electronic gadgets to cook with except an electric stove.
Provided by Carol
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Chicken Soup Recipes Chicken and Dumpling Recipes
Time 20m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Stir together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt in medium size bowl. Cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in milk to make a soft dough.
- Drop by spoonfuls into boiling stew. Cover and simmer 15 minutes without lifting lid. Serve.
- To make parsley dumplings, add 1 tablespoon parsley flakes to the dry ingredients.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 105.3 calories, Carbohydrate 18 g, Cholesterol 1.6 mg, Fat 2.4 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 2.8 g, SaturatedFat 0.6 g, Sodium 385.8 mg, Sugar 1.7 g
HOMEMADE DUMPLING WRAPPERS
From-scratch dumpling dough requires only two ingredients - flour and water - and the water temperature yields different types of wrappers. Cold water is best for boiled dumplings because it causes the flour's proteins to form the gluten that makes dough chewy and able to withstand vigorously boiling water. Hot water denatures flour's proteins, resulting in dough supple enough to roll very thin and into tender wrappers ideal for pan-fried and steamed dumplings, such as chile crisp dumplings. The hot water for this dough should be hotter than warm and cooler than boiling and can come from the faucet's hot tap. Letting the dough rest allows it to more fully absorb the water and relax, which will make rolling even easier.
Provided by Genevieve Ko
Categories dinner, lunch, snack, dumplings, appetizer, side dish
Time 45m
Yield About 35 wrappers
Number Of Ingredients 2
Steps:
- Place the flour in a large bowl and set the bowl on a damp kitchen towel so it won't slip. Add the hot water in a steady stream while stirring with chopsticks or a fork. Stir until all the flour is hydrated and the mixture becomes shaggy. Let stand until cool enough to handle, 2 to 5 minutes.
- Use your hands to gather and knead the shaggy mass into a ball in the bowl. Turn out onto a work surface and knead until slightly elastic, 5 to 10 minutes. The dough should be tacky but not sticky, and it won't look completely smooth. If it sticks to the surface, flour the work surface lightly and continue kneading. Knead into a ball and cover loosely with a clean damp kitchen towel or plastic wrap. Let stand for at least 30 minutes or up to 1 hour.
- Divide the dough in half. Roll one piece to a 1/16-inch thickness. You shouldn't need to flour the surface while rolling, but do so if the dough is sticking. Once the dough is thin enough, lift it off the surface, flour the surface lightly, and place the dough back down. Cut out 3 1/2-inch rounds as close together as possible, then gather the scraps and cover the rounds with the damp kitchen towel or plastic wrap. Repeat with the remaining dough and knead those scraps with the first batch of scraps, then let rest for 5 minutes before rerolling and cutting. (See Note for a more traditional way to roll the wrappers.) Use the wrappers immediately for dumplings, such as chile crisp dumplings.
DUMPLINGS
Take your stew or casserole to the next level with our easy dumplings. Add them to your dish for instant family-friendly comfort food in a flash
Provided by Cassie Best
Categories Supper
Time 35m
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Whilst your stew is bubbling, make the dumplings. Weigh the flour into a bowl and add ½ tsp salt. Stir through the suet and parsley, if using. Make a well in the centre and add 3 tbsp cold water, mix to a dough, adding more water until the dough is firm but pliable. Divide into eight equal pieces and roll in a little more flour into balls. Chill until needed.
- When the stew has about 30 mins to go, arrange the dumplings on top and cover with a lid. With the oven at 160C/140C fan/gas 3, cook the stew and dumplings for 20 mins, then remove the lid and cook for another 10 mins until they're brown and puffed up.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 281 calories, Fat 16 grams fat, SaturatedFat 9 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 30 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 0.3 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 4 grams protein, Sodium 0.9 milligram of sodium
Tips:
- Ensure that the water is boiling rapidly before adding the dumplings, as this will help them to cook evenly.
- Do not overcrowd the pot when cooking the dumplings, as this will prevent them from cooking properly.
- Stir the dumplings gently while they are cooking to prevent them from sticking together.
- Cook the dumplings until they are tender and fluffy, but be careful not to overcook them, as this will make them tough.
- Serve the dumplings immediately with your favorite sauce or gravy.
Conclusion:
Flour dumplings are a versatile and delicious addition to many dishes. They can be boiled, steamed, or fried, and they can be served with a variety of sauces and gravies. With a little practice, you can easily make your own flour dumplings at home. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy side dish, give flour dumplings a try.
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