Description
Homemade Feather Dumplings elevate classic chicken and dumplings with pillowy, cloud-like texture that melts in your mouth. Southern comfort meets culinary craftsmanship in this hearty dish you’ll crave on chilly evenings.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup milk
- 1 egg, beaten
Leavening and Seasoning:
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Fat Component:
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold and cubed
Instructions
- Combine flour, baking powder, salt, and pepper in a mixing vessel, ensuring even distribution of dry ingredients.
- Integrate cold butter cubes into the flour mixture, using fingertips or a pastry cutter to create a crumbly texture resembling coarse sand.
- Whisk milk and egg together in a separate container until thoroughly blended.
- Pour liquid ingredients into the flour mixture, gently folding until a soft, cohesive dough forms without excessive stirring.
- Heat chicken broth to a gentle simmer, creating a bubbling liquid base for the dumplings.
- Using a spoon, carefully drop dollops of dough directly into the simmering liquid, allowing space between each dumpling.
- Cover the pot with a tight-fitting lid, trapping steam and heat to help dumplings expand and cook evenly.
- Allow dumplings to cook undisturbed for approximately 15-20 minutes, monitoring their growth and ensuring they become light and fluffy.
- Once dumplings are fully puffed and cooked through, gently remove them with a slotted spoon into serving bowls.
- Ladle surrounding chicken broth over the dumplings and serve immediately while warm and tender.
Notes
- Reduce mixing to prevent tough dumplings, gently combine ingredients until just incorporated.
- Use cold butter and work quickly to create light, flaky texture that melts in your mouth.
- substitute all-purpose flour with a cup-for-cup gluten-free blend for sensitive diets.
- Keep broth at steady simmer to ensure even cooking and fluffy dumpling consistency without breaking apart.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Appetizer
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 170
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 300 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 23 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg