Nans Dumplings Recipes

NANA'S SOUTHERN CHICKEN & DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Boil 2-3 split chicken breasts in low-sodium chicken broth & water.
• While the chicken is boiling, lay out a large area of wax paper.
• Sift 3 cups of self-rising flour into a mixing bowl.
• Slowly pour 1 - 1/2 cups ice water into flour - roll into a dough ball. (If you have excess flour, use to coat wax paper.).
• Using a rolling pin, roll out dough to desired consistency. (I prefer thin dumplings, but you may create your dumplings in any consistency you like.).
• Cut rolled out dough with a knife or pizza cutter into small or medium squares.
• Check on your boiling chicken. Once the chicken breast separates, take the meat off the bone.
• Make sure broth is boiling and slowly place dumplings in with the chicken and broth. (Do not drop all dumplings in at once or they will stick together.).
• Season dumplings with salt and pepper to your liking. (I do not use salt since chicken broth is high in sodium, but lots of pepper really makes the dumplings taste good!).
• While the dumplings are finishing, prepare long-grain white rice using low-sodium chicken broth instead of water.

NAN'S DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Mix dry ingredients together then stir in cheese.
• Mix Egg, butter and milk together.
• Stir into flour mixture until well mixed (dont over mix).
• Drop into soup or stew, cover and simmer for 12 min.
• I sometimes drop 1/2 teaspoons into soup for mini dumplings.
• They also freeze well once cooked.

DUMPLINGS

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.

NANA'S APPLE DUMPLINGS WITH NUTMEG MILK

Steps:

• Mix syrup; boil 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add butter.
• Sift dry ingredients and cut in shortening until coarse crumbs. Add milk, all at once and stir until just moistened. Divide into 6 pieces and roll to 1/4" circle, each.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Place a cored apple on each circle. Fill core with cinnamon sugar mix. Place pat of butter on top. Fold pastry up over apple and pinch to seal. Place in 9 x 13 pan 1" apart.
• Pour syrup over dumplings and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
• Bake at 375 for 35-40 minutes.