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Tweaking my Gluten Free Dumplings recipe
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Tweaking my Gluten Free Dumplings recipe
GreyGnome replied to GreyGnome's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes & Cooking Tips
Oh, the Germans have something similar: Kartoffelklöße . But the recipes I've seen are *super* potato-y. I don't think Mom used that many potatoes; there was a good amount of flour in her dough. -
Tweaking my Gluten Free Dumplings recipe
GreyGnome replied to GreyGnome's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes & Cooking Tips
Oh great- yeah I was wondering about the tapioca starch! We buy some baguettes that are mostly tapioca starch and cheese. I thought it was the cheese that was responsible for all of their delicious chewiness but maybe the tapioca has its role to play. I did notice that the xanthan gum made a big difference between today and when I made them a couple... -
Tweaking my Gluten Free Dumplings recipe
GreyGnome replied to GreyGnome's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes & Cooking Tips
Thanks for the link! I guess there are two schools of thought on dumplings! The ones over in the other thread have baking powder, which would add bubbles and make the light-and-fluffiness. The dumplings I grew up with were large-ish, chewy, and heavy! I've never known anything else. So if a dear reader observes my recipe they may end up sorely disappointed... -
Hello, I am trying to make gluten free dumplings that are as chewy and delicious as the ones mom used to make. I came up with this recipe. I wanted millet for its mild flavor, white rice because it's ubiquitous (though to my mind a bit grainy), potato starch to give it some good heaviness, and tapioca, again to take the edge off the graininess of the...