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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005 Posts: 46218 Location: yes
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Posted: Sat Apr 30, 22 1:03 am Post subject: easy dumplings |
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there are no amounts, i do not know how many you need
by wt
2 units soft flour
1 unit hard fat(i like butter)
as much salt as seems sensible
ditto pepper
ditto baking powder(self raising flour does not have enough)
cold gin(water if you must)
now for the easy bit
put the dry stuff in a bowl in a cold place with a table knife that fits the bowl
let it get cold
chop fat in the flour, stir in flour, avoid clagging or bread making
chill again
add enough, enough is not very much cold gin to mix/chop until ballable, use the knife very gently, do it fast but gently with cutting rather than grinding or mixing
pack gently into a lump, chill again perhaps, cut gently into golf ball size bits
gently drop bits into simmering stew or broth keeping them apart
cover for about 20 mins, look, gently turn dumplings over, give it another ten mins
the gentle bit is the most important aspect, cold gin as the liquid is good as well, as is soft flour
the alcohol in the gin reduces the "uncurling" of any gluten
mechanically challenged dumplings with plenty of stretched gluten are .....umm
unnecessary seems polite
this method works |
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gz
Joined: 23 Jan 2009 Posts: 8924 Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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dpack
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Mistress Rose
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gz
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dpack
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Nicky cigreen
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dpack
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Mistress Rose
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