Saturday, June 18, 2011

Cracker Barrel's Dumplings (Copycat)

 
 
A friend of mine loves these dump;ings :)  They came to me in my mallbox today :)  These do sound yummy :)
 
 
DUMPLINGS

2 C flour

2 t baking powder

1/2 t salt

1 C whole milk

4 T vegetable oil


COOKING LIQUID

8 C water

3 chicken buillon cubes


DUMPLING SAUCE

3 T butter

4 Tblespoons flour

1/4 Teaspoon salt

1 C whole milk

2 chicken bouillon cubes, crumbled

1/2 t sugar

1/2 C dumpling cooking liquid- to 3/4 cup),
(after dunplings have been cooked)

Mix the dumpling ingredients, blend them well and turn out on to a floured
 
 surface. Knead 4 or five times and divide dough into two parts. Roll out one
 
piece of dough to 1/8-inch thick and cut into 1- by 1 1/2-inch strips. Place into
 
 a large saucepan that you have place the 8 cups of water and 3 chicken
 
 bouillon cubes that has been brought to boil and the bouillon cubes have been
 
 disolved. Cook one-half of dumplings until just about done and strain and set
 
 aside. Next finish the other half of the dumplings in the same way. While
 
 cooking the dumplings you can prepare the sauce. Dumpling Sauce: Place
 
 butter in medium sauce pan and melt, add salt and flour, stir until thick. Mix
 
 sugar with milk, and add to flour mixture a little at a time and stir constantly
 
 with a wisk until thick and smooth. Remove from heat. Place cooked dumplings
 
 in dumpling sauce and add 1/2 cups of cooking liquid in which the crumbled
 
 chicken bouillon cubes have been added and stir gently. Simmer dumplings
 
 until blended on low heat. More cooking liquid may be added if needed.


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