Final Notes for the Self-Rising Flour Dumplings Recipe
➡️ Flour dumplings are special ingredients used to cook various soup recipes. There are many recipes for dumplings all over the world. I share on this page the most common Hungarian self-rising flour dumplings recipe.
➡️ Hungarian dumplings for soup are known locally as galuska or nokedli. They are renowned worldwide because of their small size and because they are included in two very popular Hungarian food recipes, namely paprikash and goulash.
➡️ Making self-rising flour dumplings is very easy, so there aren’t sophisticated cooking tips to share about it. My first advice is to combine extremely well all ingredients until the batter is very smooth and doesn’t contain flour lumps. Its consistency is also important, so make sure it’s slightly viscous and elastic. Basically, it has to be like a custard.
➡️ If you added too much water, don’t panic! Sprinkle some flour and mix again, the batter will become exactly as it is supposed must be! Opposite, if the batter is too dry, add some water in small amounts and keep mixing the ingredients.
➡️ Further, use a large amount of liquid to boil dumplings. If the pot is too small or the water or broth quantity is too small, dumplings will stick to the pot bottom and won’t boil. Rather, they will remain gummy and raw inside.
➡️ Finally, I emphasize avoiding stirring the dumplings in the pot while boiling. You will break them into very small pieces and your dumplings will be destroyed without any chance to fix them!
➡️ Primarily, self-rising flour dumplings are used for soup. However, these dumplings are also used along with paprikash and goulash. The recipe is identical, but the procedure is a bit different. Remember, when you make self-rising flour dumplings for paprikash or goulash, you have to make them a bit larger, about a half spoon size.
➡️ Additionally, when making dumplings for paprikash and goulash, and they are still soft after boiling, you have to drain them well off and then fry them for 1-2 minutes in pork lard or sunflower oil or another vegetable oil with a neutral flavor. This step is necessary to eliminate any water excess and give dumplings a slightly fried texture. Additionally, their taste will become more refined!
➡️ Enjoy cooking self-rising flour dumplings from scratch! For additional info, read more on dumpling!
