Old Fashioned Dumplings
My family loves my chicken and dumplings soup. I don’t always do them this way. But we do prefer them like this better!
2CUPS all purpose flour
1/2TSP baking powder
1TSP parley
2TBSP cold salted butter/maragine, cubed
1CUP milk
In a bowl, combine flour, parsley and baking powder. Then add in cubed butter/maragine.
I use my fingers to work in, or you can use fork or pastry cutter.
Pour in the milk. Mix it all together.
Put generous amount of flour on counter. Place dumpling dough on the counter and dust it with more flour.
With a rolling pin, roll the dough out to about 1/4″ thickness.
Using a knife or a pizza cutter, start cutting out your dumplings into strips, then squares.
Dust dumplings with a bit more flour. The extra flour will help keep them from sticking but will also thicken your soup. Bring your soup to light boil. Throw them all in, cover. Cook for 20-25minutes covered.
We were feeling like soup today. We made 2. Chicken & Rice. Chicken & Dumplings
Flavoured Marshmallows
I think I came pretty darn close, the kids were amazed!
Mini marshmallows
Icing sugar
Water
Food color
flavoured extract oil
Dehydrator
Make an icing with icing sugar and water. Not to thin but not to thick either. Depending on how many flavours your making you’ll need that many bowls. I just used soup bowls with about 1/2-3/4CUP of icing in each. Add a drop or two of food coloring to each one. I tried to match colors with their flavours. Add couple drops of your extract flavour in each
Get all your dehydrating trays out. I used dehydrating sheets and all my 6 trays.
Now take your marshmallows and start dunking them in icing, I use a fork for this. I had only did about 4-6 mini marshmallows at once. Use fork to lift them out making sure all excess icing falls off, back into bowl. Lay them out on your lined trays. They shouldn’t have a thick coating on them. Just a nice coating of icing over the marshmallows. I do each bowl/flavour at a time then move to the next.
Dehydrate 125 for about 8 hours. Depending on your dehydrator. Let cool before eating. The icing should be nice and firm on outside but chewy, and still a soften marshmallow inside.
Herbed Dough
My red bowl has:
Melted Butter
Garlic chopped
Jalapenos finely chopped
Onions finely chopped
Italian spice
Rosemary
Crushed chilis
Parmesan
I spray a cast iron skillet with non stick spray and start throwing the circles of herbed Dough around skillet. They don’t necessarily need to be touching. As they are going to rise again and get bigger.
Scrambled Eggs and Sausages
How do you like to your eggs? Ever try some spice with them?