Pat's Dumplings

This is how dumplings are supposed to be made

fANTASTIC! I only had butter and olive oil to use instead of the shortening. Used equal parts along with garlic salt. They were the best dumplings ever!

Loved these!! I've always made the fluffy, Bisquick type of dumplings but always wanted to try a more "spaetzle" type. The recipe is great, although I found that I needed more like a half cup of water instead of 1/4 cup in order to get the dough to 'hold' together. I also added a little garlic powder and some pepper and my family totally loved them.

Good basic dumpling recipe. But I had a lot of problems getting the dumplings thin enough which made them a little tough. But, still a good recipe.

Absolutely perfect, we LOVED these in my homemade chicken noodle soup with dumplings...not slimy like when using premade canned biscuits and not fluffy like when using Bisquick dumplings. These taste exactly like the dumplings you get in any restaurant, thick and a little chewy and just heavenly. I used cold butter as I didn't have any shortening and added garlic salt and onion powder to the flour, and I did have to use about 3/4 cup water instead of 1/4 cup. Just a note to all the nay-sayers out there, these DO NOT rise like those Bisquick-type dumplings, that's not the kind of dumplings these are. These are completely submerged in whatever sauce you cook them in and are more like giant doughy noodles, they are not ball-shaped and don't sit on top of your sauce and get fluffy and airy on the outside. Please note this before trying the recipe so you won't have different expectations.

Excellent dumplings! When I pinched off the dough I rolled the dough into balls then dropped them in! These were fabulous in my beef stew and so incredibly easy to make! Thank you so much for the recipe I will definately use it over and over again!

I love these dumplings! They are so easy! I have made them many times and always get compliments. People can't believe that I made them myself! Thanks Pat!

made this for ham pot pie and my husband said these dumplings was the best he ever eat. He loved them and i should print this recipe and use it always. They turm out thick and doughy like we love them. Perfect. Thanks

Pat, Thank you for such a simple and delicious recipe! I have always had trouble making dumplings but had to try again. The dumplings came out great! A cross between a noodle which I liked even better. My whole family ate them up. I do suggest you roll them as flat as possible unless you like a thick noodle.

Dumplings done right! Way better than canned biscuits.