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Step 3Step 3 - The pastry
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So if you were lazy, you don't need this step, but homemade dumpling pastry is fresher, better to work with, and more fun.
On a big piece of work surface, put down 2 cups of plain flour, make a lil' volcano thing out of it, and slowly add one cup of boiling water to the flour, mixing it with your super-heat-resistant hands made of asbestos.
Or if your just a mortal human, use a fork to mix it.
Work all the water and flour together and continue kneading for about 5 minutes. You want it to go soft and smooth (the longer you do it, the better).
Add a little more water along the way if you think its needed.
Once you're happy, take small, 1cm chunks of the dough, and using your fingers, shape the chunk into a ball by folding the bottom up over itself. This makes it roll out better as a circle.
Now with your rolling pin, or whatever, make discs out of the chunks. Roll one way, rotate, roll that way, flip over, roll...etc.
Each disc should be about 5cm in diameter. GO FORTH! MAKE DISCS! TILL YOUR ARMS FALL OFF! (about 45 minutes)
So if you were lazy, you don't need this step, but homemade dumpling pastry is fresher, better to work with, and more fun.
On a big piece of work surface, put down 2 cups of plain flour, make a lil' volcano thing out of it, and slowly add one cup of boiling water to the flour, mixing it with your super-heat-resistant hands made of asbestos.
Or if your just a mortal human, use a fork to mix it.
Work all the water and flour together and continue kneading for about 5 minutes. You want it to go soft and smooth (the longer you do it, the better).
Add a little more water along the way if you think its needed.
Once you're happy, take small, 1cm chunks of the dough, and using your fingers, shape the chunk into a ball by folding the bottom up over itself. This makes it roll out better as a circle.
Now with your rolling pin, or whatever, make discs out of the chunks. Roll one way, rotate, roll that way, flip over, roll...etc.
Each disc should be about 5cm in diameter. GO FORTH! MAKE DISCS! TILL YOUR ARMS FALL OFF! (about 45 minutes)
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Mar 20, 2011. 12:56 PMTotysheep
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I think it's then safe for me to use my super-heat-resistant hands made of asbestos. Beats using a mere "fork".
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Mar 20, 2011. 1:43 PM
Udon (author)
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Udon (author)
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Yup. Forks are for the humans.
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