How to make dumplings
Everyone needs to know How To Make Dumplings! These flat and drop dumplings are easy and delicious!
Servings: 30 dumplings
Ingredients
- 2 cups self-rising flour
- 1/4 cup shortening or lard
- 3/4 cup boiling water
Instructions
- Put self-rising flour in a bowl, cut in shortening with a pastry blender or fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add the boiling water a little at a time until you can shape the mixture into a ball. Roll out to about 1/8 inch thickness on a floured board.
- For flat dumplings cut into strips, then squares. I use a pizza cutter to do this as it is much quicker.
- If you want drop dumplings do not roll out. Just pinch off pieces of the dough the size you want.
- Drop either kind of dumplings, a few at a time, into boiling soup, fruit or broth, cover with top on pot, let cook for a few minutes and add more dumplings.
- Once all the dumplings are added lower heat to simmer for about 20 minutes.
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Notes
This is a basic dumpling recipe and works for me every time. You can use milk instead of water and some people even sweeten with a little sugar if adding dumplings to fruit. I always use this recipe when making chicken and dumplings. This makes around 35 dumplings depending on size you make yours.