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11 January 2009

My dumplings are like hockey pucks. Please hope me! →[More:]

I can't get cornmeal in England, only fine-ground corn "flour". My dumplings are suffering. Not enough baking powder? Too slow a cooking time?

How do you make lighter-than-air dumplings, my dumplings?

post by: Specklet at: 14:24 | 7 comments

What type of dumplings are you making? I've only made flour dumplings. Can you share your recipe?

posted by pieisexactlythree 11 January | 14:32

Per essexjan (who's sitting here right now with me, yay!): You need flour, suet (which you can find in the supermarket), salt, pepper, dried herbs, and cold water.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 11 January | 16:56

You bet they are, you sexy thang!

posted by Lipstick Thespian 11 January | 17:52

Did you try polenta? I know it's not the same texture.....

posted by brujita 11 January | 19:18

Oh! I haven't been much in the baking aisles of UK/Irish grocers, but cornmeal might be labeled as Indian meal.

posted by brujita 12 January | 01:34

Yeah, the stuff I have I got from an Indian shop: maize meal. Polenta's too coarse, but even if it wasn't, you can only get it cooked! Oy!

I'll try looking at new recipes, instead of getting my old one to work. Sigh.

posted by Specklet 12 January | 07:33

Hmmm, I've never been to a Bodeans, but they might tell you where they get theirs.

posted by brujita 12 January | 11:43

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