Teeny Tiny Butter Dumplings For One Recipes

BUTTER DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.
• Cut in the cold butter with a pastry blender till mixture resembles coarse oatmeal.
• Add the egg, milk and parsley.
• Blend lightly, don't overmix.
• Drop by approximately 6 tblsful on top of the simmering liquid.
• Cover tightly and cook over medium-low heat for 20 minutes.do not lift the cover during the cooking process.
• Serve in bowls, topped with butter.

DUMPLINGS WITHOUT SUET

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, combine the flour and butter using your finger tips - rub it together to form a crumb dry
• Then, add in the 3 tbsp of water - and stir using a spoon. Then, take your hands and stir/press it together, keep adding water - a tablespoon at a time, and mixing it in until a soft dough ball forms. Don't add much water at once, it can easily become too wet!
• Once your soft dough is formed, use floured hands to roll into 10 dumplings (or, however many you can depending on the size you want - remember, they'll grow as they cook)
• Place the dumplings in the top of your stew or casserole, when there's 25 minutes cooking time left* (remember, the dumplings will soak up some liquid so make sure you have enough liquid in your stew
• Put the lid on the stew or casserole, and cook for 25 minutes - or until the dumplings are soft and cooked through
• Optional: Cook for a further 5 mins with the lid off if you're making a casserole and want the dumplings to be a bit crunchy on top

TEENY TINY BUTTER DUMPLINGS FOR ONE

Steps:

• 1. Cream butter and egg. Add salt, baking powder and flour.
• 2. Bring soup or broth to a boil.
• 3. Drop dough from teaspoon into boiling mixture, cover, and simmer for 8 minutes. *If the steam hurts your hands, this is an alternative way to drop in the dough: Put the mixture into a zip-lock plastic bag. Snip off a corner. Keep a cup of cold water next to you to wet you fingers, and squeeze out the dough through corner of bag, snipping off dough with your fingers. Wet finger tips as needed. This way your hands can be held to the side of pot, rather than directly above the steam.

HERBED DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, thyme, parsley, and oregano. Cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Gradually add milk, using just enough to form a thick batter.
• Drop by rounded tablespoons into your simmering soup or stew, cover, and allow to cook 15 minutes.

TINY DUMPLINGS WITH DILL

Steps:

• Bring a 6-quart pot of salted water (2 teaspoon salt for 5 qt water) to a simmer.
• Meanwhile, whisk together flour, dill, 2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl.
• Whisk together eggs and water in a bowl, then add to flour mixture and whisk until batter is smooth.
• Working over barely simmering water, force batter through spaetzlemaker (or through colander with a rubber spatula) into water and cook, stirring occasionally, until dumplings have risen to surface and are firm, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Drain dumplings in a colander, then return to warm pot. Toss with butter and salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately.