For the Bread Dumplings
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Cut the stale bread into small pieces.
Add enough water to moisten the bread.
Form the mixture into dumplings.
Cook and serve
Boil the dumplings in clear water for 30 minutes.
Remove the dumplings from the water and serve.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Stale bread
- Provides the main structure, as dry bread absorbs water and holds the dumpling together.
- Water
- Moistens the bread so it softens and binds into a shapeable mixture.
The step that matters
Add enough water to moisten the bread. Too little water leaves the dumplings dry and crumbly, while too much makes them soggy and prone to falling apart in the boiling water. The bread should be evenly damp and hold together when pressed.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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