Dumplings

Mrs_Thrify

In the SC the dumplings will take an hour. To cook in the oven you could pop them on a baking tray for 1/2 hour.

Liney_2

My dumplings turn out the same when I add them to the stew cooked in the slow cooker as they do when I pop them on top of the stew in the oven. If you prefer oven cooked, can you transfer your stew to the oven for a final 20 mins and add the dumplings on top - pop the lid on and 20 mins later they will be done )

On another note I made vegetarian dumplings recently with veg suet - they were so greasy the whole stew spoilt and tasted of grease. yuk!

dollydaydream07

thank you both, i will do them in the oven i think as my SC is quite small and does have quite a lot of casserole in it, so i can freeze whatever is left, and there probably won't be enough room in there for them ... maybe next time though!!
and thanks for the recipe tan, i will give it a go next time hopefully if DH likes these ones(he's not a fan of dumplings for some reason, i'm hoping to convert him)

dollydaydream07

Liney wrote: »

My dumplings turn out the same when I add them to the stew cooked in the slow cooker as they do when I pop them on top of the stew in the oven. If you prefer oven cooked, can you transfer your stew to the oven for a final 20 mins and add the dumplings on top - pop the lid on and 20 mins later they will be done )

On another note I made vegetarian dumplings recently with veg suet - they were so greasy the whole stew spoilt and tasted of grease. yuk!

the casserole is in the slow cooker and unfortunately i don't have a casserole dish for the oven and i daren't risk using my SC pot in there.

tanith

Sorry I missed the bit that said you were using a slow cooker...:rotfl:that'll teach me to 'speed read'....

tandraig

or - you could drop dumplings into a pan of simmering water and cook them for recommended twenty minutes! then add them to the slow cooker for a few minutes.
hun as some other posters have pointed out - dumpling mix just contains premeasured flour suet and probably salt! as that is all thats in dumplings!
get a box of Atora suet (they do a vegetarain one too) and follow directions! easy peasy
you can also
add a teaspoon of dried herbs
an ounce of grated cheese
or substitute half the white flour for wholemeal (this is way i make them) and add a pinch of baking powder!
i hated dumplings when i was a kid as my mum used a packet mix! since i learned to make them myself - i love them and always make as many as my pan holds (12)

Olliebeak

Liney wrote: »

......On another note I made vegetarian dumplings recently with veg suet - they were so greasy the whole stew spoilt and tasted of grease. yuk!

A 'certain' Vegetable Suet contains hydrogenated vegetable oil - maybe that's why your dumplings turned out greasey .

mrssnowy_2

Olliebeak wrote: »

A 'certain' Vegetable Suet contains hydrogenated vegetable oil - maybe that's why your dumplings turned out greasey .

I usually use Atora veggie suet-no problems,also had 'suet'from health food shop,again no probs.
Think we will have to have stew now today,was going to be fish.:rotfl:
mrss

Sublime_2

Just the info I was looking for. I've got some leftover dumplings that won't fit in my small slow cooker, so will have sweet onesdone in the microwave with some ice-cream for pud. :T

boredjellybean

hi there
i am making dumplings to go with mince & onions this evening but i've only ever made dumplings to go in the slow cooker & tonight's dinner is cooking on the hob

so do i sling the dumplings on top of the mince & put a lid on for 20min as i would with the SC or is there another way for the hob??


sarah