Easy Drop Dumplings for Soups and Stews

• Vegan

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 cups All-purpose flour
  • 4 tsp Baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp Salt

• Liquids

  • 1 cup Milk or water

Found on southernfood.about.com

Description

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 cup milk or water

Directions

• Preparation Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together.Add the milk or water and mix to make a batter that can be dropped from a spoon.Drop spoonfuls of the batter onto a boiling stew or soup when it is nearly done. Be sure that there is plenty of liquid in the pot but try to keep the dumplings on top of the vegetables and/or meat.Cover and cook for about 10 to 15  minutes, depending on the size of the dumplings.  Uses for DumplingsThe most common use of dumplings in the United States is in the favorite wintertime comfort food chicken and dumplings, reports The Kitchen Project. It has been common family meal on Sundays in the United States for many years. Serve with a hot green vegetable like peas, always good with chicken, or steamed fresh green beans or broccoli for an easy but filling and healthful menu. A variation on this theme, a bit more sophisticated, is chicken fricassee with dumplings. The same sides would work with this recipe.Dumplings can also be dropped into a variety of stews and soups and act as they did hundreds of years ago -- as an extender for the meal. Dumplings can also enclose something, such as apple dumplings. In this case they act as pastry for a dessert. All in all, a most versatile recipe to know by heart.