Dumplings

thrifty81

twiglet98 wrote: »

Can they go in a slow cooker on top of a stew or does it not get hot enough to cook the dough?

I'd like to know this too, I was bought my 1st slow cooker as a gift at the weekend and wanted to make a stew on Thursday but its not the same without dumplings?

carolinosourus

Thanks everyone, I made mine with veg suet and SR flour to this recipe:
http://www.channel4.com/food/recipes/vegetarian/vegetable-stew-with-herb-dumplings-recipe_p_1.html
They did end up very sticky but I stuck them in anyway and they were lovely and stodgy, which is how I like them!

My ex's mother used to use butter and flour and to me they just weren't proper dumplings! I think it's because my mum used to make them stodgy, I'm sure if she'd made them the other way then I'd prefer the ones with butter and no suet.

twiglet98

I made some when I got home today and popped them on top of the beef and ale that had been in the slow cooker for 9 hours. I used 2oz Atora 'less fat' vegetable suet, 4oz SR flour, a pinch of salt, and 5 measured tablespoons of cold water (this is from the Atora packet). Pulled the dough together with my fingers, broke off chunks to roll into balls, and straight on top of the stew. I turned the SC from low to high before putting them in, and left them about 40 minutes. I wasn't sure it was cooking them properly and would have ditched them, but DD's BF tasted one and pronounced it 'wonderful'. Even DD liked them, and she doesn't like anything I cook.

It was my first attempt but will definitely do them again. Probably they would look nicer in the main oven, so they could brown on top, but they did taste nice, dry and light, not flabby and greasy as I'd imagined they might be.

tandraig

I like to add herbs to my dumplings - either dried or fresh - mixed herbs but if doing lamb stew (cawl) will add rosemary ground up with pestle and mortar. you can add grated cheese too - surprisingly nice!

Justamum

Olliebeak wrote: »

Good idea from Jamie, but I'm not 100% certain I like the sound of using BUTTER in dumplings . Sounds too rich for me.

I make dumplings with vegetable oil, and they are really light. I don't like suet - it always seems to leave a coating in my mouth! I add some dried herbs to my dumplings too.

morg_monster

I used jamie's dumpling recipe last weekend. They were really good! again I usually use suet but didn't have any in the house, and they turned out fantastic. I put them in the slow cooker on high for about an hour, I find they need a bit longer in there than when cooking on the stovetop or oven. only thing i would say is, they expanded a lot! Was more like dumpling topcrust pie when it was done!

Penny_Watcher

twiglet98 wrote: »

Can they go in a slow cooker on top of a stew or does it not get hot enough to cook the dough?

I always cook my dumplings in the slow cooker. I turn the cooker to 'high' and pop the dumplings in for the last 30 - 40 minutes of cooking.

jenster

thrifty81 wrote: »

I'd like to know this too, I was bought my 1st slow cooker as a gift at the weekend and wanted to make a stew on Thursday but its not the same without dumplings?

i always put mine in the slower cooker no problems at all including the aunt bessie ones if u have nothing else they go in frozen 30 mins before your due to dish up

dollydaydream07

Hi all,

i bought a packet of dumpling mix(naughty i know) and we are having them with a beef casserole tonight(done in SC) only problem is i have never made them before and on the packet it says to put them on top of your stew for 30 mins, but we prefer them to be oven cooked so how do i go about cooking them in the oven????

many thanks

tanith

As long as your casserole has a lid on then its just the same as in a pan on top of the oven... just make sure there is space for them to rise and pop them in on top of the casserole for 30 mins at the end of cooking , the casserole has to be simmering though to cook the dumplings.. sounds yummy but next time make them yourself they are just as easy as the packet ones... 4oz S/R flour 2oz suet, pinch of salt and water.... so easy peasy..