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  |CookTime = 30 minutes
 
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====Best recipe review====
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''<span class="reviewTitle">Naughty, but nice</span>''
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<span style="line-height:180%"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span class="reviewScore">5</span>/5 </span>
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<span class="reviewDesc">These were fantastic, great with a beef stew.  Easy to make too!</span>
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<span class="reviewAuthor"> [[User:PSmith|Paul&nbsp;R&nbsp;Smith]] </span></span>
 
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These crispy suet dumplings are easy to make and a great addition for stews and casseroles.
  
Great for stews and casseroles.
 
===Ingredients===
 
 
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| 110 g (4 oz) [[self raising flour]]
 
| 110 g (4 oz) [[self raising flour]]
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| [[Salt]] and [[freshly ground black pepper]] to taste
 
| [[Salt]] and [[freshly ground black pepper]] to taste
 
| A good pinch of [[bicarbonate of soda]] (not essential, but good if you have it)
 
| A good pinch of [[bicarbonate of soda]] (not essential, but good if you have it)
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===Method===
 
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| Add the ingredients to a bowl, gentrly rub the flour into the suet with your fingers.  When you can no longer feel the suet with your fingers, gradually add a few tablespoons of cold water and mix to form a soft but not sticky [[dough]].
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| Add the ingredients to a bowl, gently rub the flour into the suet with your fingers.  When you can no longer feel the suet with your fingers, gradually add a few tablespoons of cold water and mix to form a soft but not sticky [[dough]].
 
| Adjust the consistency of the dough by adding extra flour or water if required.
 
| Adjust the consistency of the dough by adding extra flour or water if required.
 
| Divide into 6 to 8 and form into balls
 
| Divide into 6 to 8 and form into balls
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# Follow steps above
 
# Follow steps above
 
# Gently float on top of a stew or casserole
 
# Gently float on top of a stew or casserole
# Baste with a little of the gray
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# Baste with a little of the gravy
 
# Bake (uncovered) at the top of the oven for 30 minutes or so - the dumplings should be cooked and crispy on the top
 
# Bake (uncovered) at the top of the oven for 30 minutes or so - the dumplings should be cooked and crispy on the top
 
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Add 2 tablespoons of [[grated]] [[Cheddar cheese]] to make [[cheese]] dumplings
 
Add 2 tablespoons of [[grated]] [[Cheddar cheese]] to make [[cheese]] dumplings
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===Extend the shelf life of shredded suet===
I have found that packet suet has a limited shelf life once opened. I thought I was unable to make decent dumplings until I threw out what turned out to be rancid suet and made them with a fresh packet!
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Suet, once opened, has a very limited shelf life and will go rancid.  Once opened, if you do not need to use the whole packet, freeze the remainder; once properly defrosted it is a good a fresh suet, and it lasts for years in the freezer.
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Latest revision as of 17:31, 12 March 2022


Dumplings
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Best recipe review

Naughty, but nice

5/5

These were fantastic, great with a beef stew. Easy to make too!

Paul R Smith
Suet Dumplings - (boiled)
Servings:Serves 4
Calories per serving:204
Ready in:40 minutes
Prep. time:10 minutes
Cook time:30 minutes
Difficulty:Average difficulty
Recipe author:JuliaBalbilla
First published:31st January 2013
Suet Dumplings - (baked)

These crispy suet dumplings are easy to make and a great addition for stews and casseroles.


Ingredients

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Method

  1. Add the ingredients to a bowl, gently rub the flour into the suet with your fingers. When you can no longer feel the suet with your fingers, gradually add a few tablespoons of cold water and mix to form a soft but not sticky dough.
  2. Adjust the consistency of the dough by adding extra flour or water if required.
  3. Divide into 6 to 8 and form into balls
  4. Drop then into a stew or casserole about 20 to 30 minutes before the end of cooking
  5. Alternatively, boil in water or stock for 20 to 30 minutes

Method: Crispy suet dumplings

  1. Preheat the oven to 200° C (400 °F - gas 6)
  2. Follow steps above
  3. Gently float on top of a stew or casserole
  4. Baste with a little of the gravy
  5. Bake (uncovered) at the top of the oven for 30 minutes or so - the dumplings should be cooked and crispy on the top

Serving suggestions

Dumpling are really nice, crisped under a grill once they have cooked. Especially cheese dumplings

Variations

Add 2 tablespoons of grated Cheddar cheese to make cheese dumplings

Extend the shelf life of shredded suet

Suet, once opened, has a very limited shelf life and will go rancid. Once opened, if you do not need to use the whole packet, freeze the remainder; once properly defrosted it is a good a fresh suet, and it lasts for years in the freezer.

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