Sinker Dumplings Recipes

CARIBBEAN DUMPLINGS - SPINNERS AND SINKERS

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in a bowl and rub butter and flour together until mixture looks like small peas.
• Slowly add enough water to knead to a stiff dough.
• Divide dough into 2 pieces. Roll each piece into a long rope-like shape about 12 inches in length.
• Cut into 2 inch lengths and drop into boiling soup or stew and cook for about 10 minutes.

JAMAICAN SPINNERS (DUMPLINGS)

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a small bowl, combine the flour and salt. Add just enough water, one tablespoon at a time, to make a stiff dough. Let the dough rest for 10 minutes.
• Pinch off about 1/2 ounce of dough and roll it between the palms of your hands to form a softly tapered cylindrical shape. Repeat until all of the dough has been transformed into spinners.
• The spinners can be cooked in a pot of boiling salted water for about 5 to 7 minutes or added to a soup or stew 5 minutes before the dish is due to finish cooking. To test for doneness, cut one open to make sure the dough is fully cooked.
• Serve and enjoy!

"SINKER" DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• 1. Mix together eggs, flour, salt, and sour cream. Please note that this is a VERY sticky dough. I mix by hand, and yes it is messy. ( Mom's original recipe called for 1/2 pint sour cream and 1/2 cup cold water, I changed it to eliminate water and added a full pint sour cream it makes a lot richer dumpling)
• 2. drop by teaspoon into a pot of rapidly boiling water
• 3. boil rapidly for 20 minutes
• 4. strain and use in any dish you choose

POTATO DUMPLINGS (SINKERS)

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients with clean hands.
• Roll dough out into a"tube" shape on a floured surface.
• Cut into 1" dumplings.
• Drop dumplings into a large soup pot filled with boiling water.
• Boil 20 minutes.