Since there are many possible versions you can make of it and it is rather haphazard, feel free to customize it to your preferences.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 20 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- ½ cup butter, cut into cubes and softened
- ½ cup cold water
- 1 cup vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
- Mix flour, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Rub in butter until the mixture is crumbly. Mix in water, 1 tablespoon at a time, to form a firm dough; knead briefly.
- Heat oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat.
- Break off pieces of dough and shape them into biscuit-like patties. Place just enough of the dumplings into the hot oil so they are not crowded; fry until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side. Remove from the pan and drain on paper towels before serving.
- Nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of breading ingredients. The actual amount of breading consumed will vary. We have determined the nutritional value of oil for frying based on a retention value of 10% after cooking. The exact amount will vary depending on cooking time and temperature, ingredient density, and specific type of oil used.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 472 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 64 g |
| Cholesterol | 41 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 9 g |
| Saturated Fat | 10 g |
| Sodium | 855 mg |
| Sugars | 0 g |
| Fat | 20 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
It’s almost the same recipe we use. I replace water with milk and I do not use butter. For those people that had hard dumplings, it’s the heat, not the recipe. Been making these for years. Try stepping down the heat slightly and ensure the oil is not too hot before the patties go in, it will be disappointing
It’s Fabulous! I fried mine in a deep frier (they were smaller pieces) and left out the salt because I was using salted butter. If you want it to be savory do the salt anyway, even if you used salted butter. Use cinnamon sugar if you want to make it sweet! (even though that probably isn’t the point) It’s really good. (Leave out the salt if you want to top it with cinnamon sugar)
Never been able to make fry dumplings until this recipe. Very simple. Mine where flat tho lol
I’m sorry but these turned out awful. Flour water salt and baking powder is all you need. I tried this recipe just to do something different and the outsides were rock hard and the inside still gooey. Never heard of adding butter either and gave it a weird mixture that wouldn’t knead fully with only half a cup of water. Sorry but this was a bust for me.
The recipe was good but instead of flattening the dough I rolled/made it like a normal boil dumpling. It turned out really good. Thanks for the assist. ❤️
They tasted really good after I made it.
This recipe was perfect! Had them with tin sardines and white rice.
loved it was very soft will make it again
These were pretty fabulous. I used milk instead of water and added about 2 tablespoons sugar. This is a basic biscuit recipe but frying makes them magical! crispy on the outside, soft as pillows inside. We dunked them in gravy, slathered them with butter and jam. Mine came out misshapen but who cares? Practice will make perfect!
Needed more water that indicated and I made half the batch. It was good though and I added a tip of sugar.
They’re just like the way my Aunties used to make for me when I was little!! Really simple but really good nice job.
have made this multiple times and every time it comes out amazing! My family loves this and enjoys it I am always very happy with the results from this recipe and happy I can enjoy this I am only 11 years old and I can do this by myself, I am happy how these have come out thank you for this recipe!!!
I made these and the are delicious. They didn’t fast all that buttery but I halved the recipe so o wonder if that made a difference. I made brown stew chicken and they were an excellent addition to the meal.
I add just a little bit of sugar.. my kids love it about 1/2 cup
There must be some miscommunication somewhere with one of the ingredients because like a few other reviewers – mine turned out like rocks, too. Not sure what to say. Obviously the rocks were bad.
The only problem was the ingredient measurements. If you use 4 cups flour to 1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup butter you get a non usable batter. I increased the butter and water to 1 cup each then they were great!
Great dumplings! They turn out more like biscuits but they are excellent. The amount of water in the recipe is incorrect. I used closer to 1 1/4 cups of water. Also, when frying, use a high walled pot. That reduces oil splatter. The three minutes per side is insufficient – it will take more like five minutes per side at medium heat. Basically cook them until they are golden brown on each side. Yum!
I saw so many great reviews and decided to make these. It came out horrible. I followed the recipe exactly and it was extremely dry. I had to add way more water. After I fried them they taste like biscuits and not like dumplings. The whole batch went in the garbage. Will definitely be finding another recipe.
I believe this is called “festival” in Jamaica and is supposed to fry up as a ball, not flat. Delicious. Puerto Rico has similar, with raisins added.
This receipe is absolutley perfect. Instead of cold water i used cold iced milk! Perfect and delicious.
I added some corn meal for added texture and I made some rounder than flatter. Very good! My daughter said they taste like homemade biscuits!