Cracker Ball Or Butterball Dumplings Recipes

CRACKER BALL OR BUTTERBALL DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• In a small bowl beat the egg, stir in the melted butter.
• Add all remaining ingredients and mix well.
• Shape into walnut size round balls.
• Allow to stand 40 minutes, to swell.
• Drop into simmering chicken soup broth.
• Cook covered at least ten minutes.
• Do not lift the lid.
• Serve, broth and three cracker balls in each bowl.
• Serve immediately.

CHICKEN AND CRACKER DUMPLINGS (CZECH)

Steps:

• Brown chicken parts in small amount of butter or oil in deep skillet.
• Add sliced celery, carrot and onion. Pour chicken broth over to barely cover chicken pieces.
• Cover and simmer until chicken is cooked through (about 35 to 45 minutes).
• While chicken is cooking, make dumplings (see instructions below).
• Remove chicken when cooked and tent with foil.
• Pour off broth and vegetables from skillet into blender or food processor, pulse until smooth.
• Return broth to skillet. Add parsley, mace, and evaporated milk. Bring to boil.
• Add dumplings and cook for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to low. Taste broth and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• HINT: if you would like your sauce a bit thicker, finely crush 5-6 saltine crackers and stir into the broth.
• Add chicken back in to warm through. Cover and keep warm until serving.
• DUMPLINGS:.
• To make in food processor:.
• Whisk together melted 1 tablespoons butter, 3 eggs and 1/4 Cup milk.
• Using the dough blade for your food processor, finely chop crackers with the parsley and garlic powder in processor.
• Add liquid to crackers with processor running until all ingredients come together in a dough like mixture (don't overprocess, just process until it comes together).
• Form into small balls about size of unshelled walnuts, add to broth as directed above.
• To make W/O food processor:.
• Finely crush crackers with rolling pin, add to bowl with garlic powder and finely chopped parsley.
• Whisk together melted butter, eggs and milk.
• Add to crackers, mix well, and form into balls about size of unshelled walnuts. Add to broth as directed above.

CLEAR CHICKEN SOUP WITH CRACKERBALL DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat egg lightly. Stir in the melted butter.
• Mix in the remaining ingredients except the stock. Shape into walnut sized balls.
• Allow to stand 30 minutes to swell.
• Bring the stock to a simmer in a large saucepan. Drop the balls into the broth and cook over medium-low heat, covered, for 10 minutes. Don't peek.
• Ladle the soup into bowls, allowing 2-3 crackerballs per serving.
• Sprinkle thyme over the top of the soup.

CRACKER BARREL DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• 1. Dumplings Mix the flour, baking powder, salt, milk, and oil blending well Turn out on floured surface and knead four or five times. Roll out dough to 1/8 inch thick and cut into 1 inch dumplings.
• 2. In large saucepan combine the water with the bouillon. Bring to a hard boil. Cooking in batches add the dumplings to the boiling water. The dumplings are done when they raise to the top. Remove with slotted spoon and set aside. Reserve cooking liquid
• 3. Sauce Melt the butter in a medium saucepan. Add flour and stir until thick. Mix the sugar with the milk and add to the flour mixture a little at a time whisking until smooth. Remove from heat. Mix the 3/4 cup cooking liquid with the chicken bouillon. Mix the cooking liquid into the sauce. Pour the sauce over the dumplings mixing well. Season with salt and pepper

CRACKER BARREL DUMPLINGS ~ COPY CAT

Steps:

• 1. Mix the flour, baking powder, salt, milk, and oil, blending well, and turn out on to a floured surface. Knead four or five times. Roll out dough to 1/8-inch thick and cut into 1 x 1 1/2-inch dumplings.
• 2. In a large saucepan, combine the water and bouillon cubes/soup base. Boil until the bouillon cubes/soup base dissolve. Cook the dumplings until just about done; dumplings are done when they float up towards the top of the pot. Use a strainer to remove them to a bowl and set aside. Reserve the cooking liquid.
• 3. While the dumplings are cooking, you can start to prepare the sauce. Melt the butter in medium saucepan. Add salt and flour; stir until thick. Mix the sugar with the milk and add to flour mixture a little at a time, stirring constantly with a whisk until thick and smooth. Remove from heat. Add the cooked dumplings to the sauce.
• 4. Reserve 3/4-1 cup of the cooking liquid and stir gently into the sauce and dumplings. Return to low heat and simmer until blended. If the sauce seems too thick, gently stir in a little more cooking liquid. Add pepper to taste.