Ken > wrote in
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> "Dimitri" > wrote in
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>> "Ken" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>A family dumpling recipe goes:
>>>
>>> 3/4 C flour
>>> 1 egg
>>> 1 1/2 tsp oil
>>> 1/4 C milk
>>> 1 tsp salt
>>> Garlic powder if you like it. (my addition)
>>>
>>> Mix and spoon in small portions into boiling water. Cover (watch out
>>> - it boils over! try to leave a big gap between lid and pot). Simmer
>>> 15 minutes.
>>>
>>> Problem is, these come out somewhat chewy sometimes. Anyone know
>>> anything I could change to make them a little bit lighter and
>>> airier?
>>>
>>> TIA.
>>>
>>> Ken
>>
>>
>> Many recipes will add a little baking powder.
>>
>>
>
> How much? 1/2 tsp? 1 tsp? I'm not familiar with using baking powder -
> not in any of the recipes I normally make.
>
> Ken
>
>

I'd start out with a scant 1 tsp for the first batch and decide from
there if more or less is required for best results...see following recipe
for general idea.


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Dumplings

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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 cup flour
1 teaspoon Baking powder
1 Egg
1/4 cup milk
Salt

Mix flour, baking powder, and salt in bowl. Add egg and milk, mix
quickly.

Drop on chicken, cover and cook 20 minutes with fire low.

Possum Kingdom Lake Cookbook

MC Formatted using MC Buster 2.0d & SNT on 4/9/98






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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 560 Calories; 8g Fat (12.5%
calories from fat); 20g Protein; 100g Carbohydrate; 4g Dietary Fiber;
195mg Cholesterol; 575mg Sodium. Exchanges: 6 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1 Lean
Meat; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 1 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.


Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0


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