1776 Molasses Dumplings Recipes

1776 MOLASSES DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Mix-dumplings and roll to one inch thickness. Cut with small cutter.
• Drop 2 or 3 at a time in hot fat.
• Have ready another kettle of boiling molasses, as soon as fried, drop into boiling molasses
• Remove and drain.

DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Mix together in a bowl the flour, salt and baking powder.
• Bring to just a simmer in a small saucepan the butter and milk.
• Add the milk mixture to the dry ingredients.
• Stir with a fork or kneed by hand 2 to 3 times until the mixture just comes together.
• Divide the dough into about 16 small puffy dumplings.
• Roll each piece of dough into a small rough ball.
• Gently lay the formed dumplings on the surface of your stew or soup.
• Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Serve immediately.

DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Stir together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt in medium size bowl. Cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in milk to make a soft dough.
• Drop by spoonfuls into boiling stew. Cover and simmer 15 minutes without lifting lid. Serve.
• To make parsley dumplings, add 1 tablespoon parsley flakes to the dry ingredients.

DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Whilst your stew is bubbling, make the dumplings. Weigh the flour into a bowl and add ½ tsp salt. Stir through the suet and parsley, if using. Make a well in the centre and add 3 tbsp cold water, mix to a dough, adding more water until the dough is firm but pliable. Divide into eight equal pieces and roll in a little more flour into balls. Chill until needed.
• When the stew has about 30 mins to go, arrange the dumplings on top and cover with a lid. With the oven at 160C/140C fan/gas 3, cook the stew and dumplings for 20 mins, then remove the lid and cook for another 10 mins until they're brown and puffed up.

COCONUT AND MOLASSES-FILLED RICE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Bring water, vegetable oil, and salt to a boil in a large pot. Add rice flour gradually, stirring constantly, until a smooth, thick dough forms, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
• Mix coconut, molasses, and cardamom together in a bowl to make filling.
• Divide the cooled dough into 9 balls; flatten into thin discs. Place 1 tablespoon of the filling in the center of each disc. Wrap up dough around filling and roll into a ball between your palms.
• Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Add balls of dough, cover, and steam until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 10 minutes.