Grandma's Dumplings from Scratch: 100+ Year Old Recipe
"Grandma would always make these for us when we were under the weather. She would cook a chicken in a pot with water, carrots, onions, and celery until it was done. Then she would pull all the chicken meat of the bone, and put it back into the broth (she would taste it after the meat was added and then add salt, pepper, and a little parsley). I always sat on the counter and watched her throw everything in a pan without measuring, and they were AMAZING. Finally, I asked her to write it down for me, and I'm glad I did. Posting on here so I never lose this recipe! She always rolled them out thin and used a knife to cut them into pieces. They were never the same shape, but that's how we knew when Grandma made them :) NOTE: Grandma learned how to make these from her mother, so this is the OLD school recipe for dumplings. I am writing it like she gave it to me. Scant teaspoon means a little under the measurement: not quite to the top but not 1/4 less."
photo by Nunya Bidness
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
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1 big pot
- Serves:
- 6-8
ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder, scant
- 1 tablespoon Crisco
- 1 teaspoon Crisco
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch pepper
- 3⁄4 cup water
directions
- Mix the first 6 ingredients together until combined. Slowly add the water until you form a dough. You may have to add more or less water to form the ball.
- Roll out the dumpling dough on a floured surface thin and cut into bite size pieces.
- Drop them one at a time into simmering chicken/broth. She would always drop a few then wait a bit, then drop a few more. She said this kept them from sticking together in the end. After they are all added, give a gentle stir (once or twice around the pot, then leave it alone).
- Let the dumplings simmer in the chicken/broth mixture until they float to the top (about 15 minutes or so). I have let them simmer a longer, and that's fine. She would taste the broth one last time after the dumplings were done for seasoning before we got to eat them!
Questions & Replies
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Am I to use 1 Tablespoon of Crisco shortening And 1 Teaspoon of Crisco oil
Reviews
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This was so simple, my 4 year old helped me make them! Tweaked the recipe a little by adding a little bit of Rosemary and garlic powder to them. (My daughter Rosemary calls them her Rosemary dumplings. LoL) We rolled the dough out into long, thin "snakes", cut them into bite sized pieces and dropped them 2 or three at a time into our already boiling chicken stew. (Made with boneless skinless chicken breast, carrots, peas, green beans, potatoes, onions and corn.) Worked perfectly to thicken up our broth and make it rich and creamy. Our whole family emptied the pot and we're definitely going to be making this a few times a month now that the cold Upstate New York weather is coming! Thanks to your Grammy for this great recipe! :) -
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Made as is (almost)and they turned out wonderful! All we had left was butter flavored Crisco. Added to make the dumplings for chicken and dumplings -
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I have tried to create the dumplings my grandmother use to make for 40 years. This is the closest I have come to duplicating it. She didn't use pepper in the dumpling so I didn't use it. I hate punch of salt. Exact measurements are better for me. So I used 1/8 teaspoon of salt and it wasn't quite enough. But I was able to have my broth make up the difference. Thank you for posting this.
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Super easy traditional dumpling recipe for those days you want hot comfort food but don't want a big production. These are great as is, or you can add some chopped parsley, oregano, or rosemary to the dough for some easy variation. You can also skip the rolling them out and simply scoop out small spoonfuls and drop them into your simmering broth. Yummy! -
i used this recipe tonight, and i added a touch of Poultry seasoning... it was the bomb.. Thank you so much..
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Tweaks
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Added Rosemary and Garlic Powder to existing recipe.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
CookingBlues
Dearborn, MI
<p>I have a great career and I cook for therapy on my off days. I am married and have 3 furbabies. My husband and I are trying to eat healthier, but food has to taste good!! I have taken many of our favorite recipes and tweaked them for a healthier lifestyle. I like to do a big cooking on the weekend and stock our freezer, but I also love the quick and healthy recipes that I can throw together in a flash. </p>
