Do you desire melt-in-your mouth morsels to compliment that chicken stew or homemade soup?

Dumplings are the perfect accompaniment for meat and broth dishes. You can achieve tender dumplings every time when you know the secret to making delicious dumplings.

Traditional dumpling recipes call for lard or shortening for dumplings. While these ingredients are suitable for biscuits, they generally do not render tender dumplings.

You can become an accomplished dumpling maker but the key is to use either soft margarine or butter instead of lard or shortening in your dumpling recipe.

Easy Dumpling Recipe
Ingredients:
2 cups of white flour
4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
4 tbsp. soft margarine or butter
1 cup of milk (or more)
Method:
Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
Cut in butter that's been kept at room temperature or use soft margarine.
Stir milk lightly into the flour mixture with a wooden spoon and adjust amounts to make sure that you have a moist dumpling dough.
Dumpling Cooking Tips
Make sure your soup or stew is on a gentle simmer. The liquid does not have to be boiling to achieve tender dumplings. Remember that pot temperature rises with the lid on and you don't want the contents to stick and burn.

Drop dumpling dough into the liquid by teaspoonfuls or for larger dumplings use a tablespoon. There's no need to worry about shaping perfect dumplings because they will puff up as they cook. Cover your pot with a lid so that the dumplings can steam.


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