Description
These Drop Dumplings for Soup are an easy and delicious way to add comforting, fluffy dumplings to your favorite simmering soups. Made with pantry staples like flour, baking powder, milk, and Italian seasoning, these dumplings cook directly in the soup to absorb all its flavors, creating a hearty and satisfying meal.
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 1 cup all purpose flour (or whole wheat) (130 grams)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
Wet Ingredients
- ½ cup milk
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
Instructions
- Mix Dry Ingredients: In a medium mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and Italian seasoning. Stir these together evenly to ensure the seasoning and leavening are well distributed throughout the flour.
- Add Wet Ingredients: Pour in the milk and canola oil. Stir the mixture until it forms a thick dough. The batter will be relatively thick and sticky, which is ideal for forming dumplings that hold their shape in the soup.
- Rest the Dough: Let the dough sit at room temperature for 10 minutes to hydrate the flour and improve texture. Alternatively, you can refrigerate it for up to 24 hours if preparing in advance. This resting step helps develop a tender dumpling.
- Drop Dumplings into Soup: Using two spoons, drop tablespoon-sized portions of dough onto your hot, simmering soup. The soup should be just below boiling with gentle bubbling to cook the dumplings evenly without breaking them apart.
- Cook Covered: Cover the pot and cook the dumplings for 10 to 15 minutes. They are done when puffed up and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, indicating they are fully cooked inside.
- Serve: Once cooked, serve the soup immediately with the fluffy dumplings to enjoy their tender, flavorful texture right in your bowl.
Notes
- You can substitute all-purpose flour for whole wheat flour for a nuttier flavor and added fiber.
- Make sure your soup is simmering, not boiling vigorously, before dropping the dumplings in to prevent them from breaking apart.
- Covering the pot during cooking traps steam, helping the dumplings cook evenly and become fluffy.
- If the dough is too thick, add a little more milk to achieve a drop-able consistency.
- Dumplings can be prepared ahead of time and stored refrigerated up to 24 hours before cooking.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
