Fried Dumplings...Antiguan style.

What it's supposed to look like:


I am Antiguan. It's an Island in the Caribbean. As much as it pains me, think Jamaica. My aunt makes the BEST dumplings. So, I decided to try making something from home, instead of something crazy this time... this is how I fared.

What mines look like:

Fried Dumplings...West Indian style

Ingredients

3 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup milk
Oil for frying

Directions

• Sieve the flour in to a bowl, stir in the salt and baking powder

• Cut the butter in to small lumps and add to the mixture

• Work the mixture in to a breadcrumb-like texture

• Add the milk a little bit at a time and work in to the mixture (if it is added too quickly the mixture may not bind properly)

• Knead the mixture until it is smooth.

• Divide the mixture in to small balls about 5cm in diameter then flatten the balls so they are about 2cm thick. The dumplings are now ready to be either boiled or fried.
• Heat the oil over a low heat.Fry until golden brown (this should take about five minutes)

Conclusion:

My only problem was that this is extremely hard to knead. EXTREMELY. Like, my hands were so covered in dough. It was a bloody mess. You know, a mess that was bloody. Anyway, it got to the point where I just like dropped globs on to the frying pan. It tastes exactly how it's supposed to. It was fun to make, like being a 5 yr old playing with playto.