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Potato Soup with Spinach Dumplings

“I remember my mother often making this soup for Saturday night supper. During the war years, she would cook a lot of stews and soups - she'd start with a big kettle of chicken stock, and it was amazing what she could make! Even though I didn't like spinach much, I liked this soup. I loved to help Mom in the kitchen, and was cooking by myself when I was 10. Cooking has been one of my hobbies, along with sewing and crafting, ever since. I've even won several recipe contests.”

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Reviewed: Feb. 24, 2011

i accidentally used a whole egg and the dumplings melted. would that make a difference? the soup was delicious though

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JMahurin

Reviewed: Sep. 28, 2010

The dumplings turned to mush within minutes of going into the broth. I even used two egg whites based on the advice of other reviews. Besides that one alteration, I followed the recipe exactly. This was a waste of an hour.

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jmw384

Reviewed: Feb. 15, 2010

Used the spinach balls(with 1 egg+garlic salt&pepper) in a cream of mushroom+ 11 vegetable soup(with a lil dried chilli flakes for heat). i used quite a pan with a wide bottom for more surface area and dropped the dumplings into the bubbling soup and simmered for 15 mins without any breakage...tasted real good too!

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SUPAHSTAR

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Muscat, Masqat, Oman

Reviewed: Sep. 18, 2009

the dumplings melted. We went out for pizza.

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LRoecker

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Logan, Utah, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 15, 2009

This is really easy to make and turns out great. I dumped in a package of sliced mushrooms and then after the dumplings cooked I set them aside and pureed the whole thing to make a really thick tasty soup. I then put the dumplings back in. I've made it twice now already.

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nikki

Reviewed: Jul. 23, 2009

Made these dumplings in a vege soup they were good but I had to add more egg to keep them from falling apart also some garlic powder they went well with the flavors of the vegetable soup will make again.

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ellemae3

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Brownstown, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 11, 2009

I added more vegetables to the soup (sweet potatoes, yellow and green zucchini, Lima beans, corn, carrots and fennel to make it into a hearty vegetable soup. I made the dumplings twice - the first one I made according to the recipe - I felt the crumbs were a bit to dry and wouldn't hold together in a ball, so I added the yolk. After these cooked through, they were almost like matzo balls, but more dense and they did fall apart a bit. I made a second batch - using matzo meal instead of the bread crumbs and I liked them much better. I also needed to add the yolk to the matzo meal-spinach mixture, but the dumplings stayed together and did not fall apart. If I make this again - I would season the dumplings to add more flavor - they were pretty bland and didn't absorb much flavor from the soup.

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Chef4Six

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Monsey, New York, USA

Living In: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 7, 2009

I loved it! The soup would have been great, awesome on its own...the dumplings were a whole new dimension. Yum! My dumplings did fall apart a little but they were so tasty I really didn't care. Followed the recipe to a T, it's awesome, thanks so much!

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ONIOND

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 14, 2009

Good flavor however spinach balls did not stay formed.....

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LaQwiesha

Reviewed: Mar. 29, 2009

I subbed about a cup of white wine for a cup of the broth, just to brighten up the flavor a bit. In all, this is one of the best soups I've had. The bread dumplings are an excellent alternative to the labor of making pasta dumplings, and the vegetables work incredibly well together.

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