How to Make Potato Dumplings From Leftover Mashed Potatoes

Making potato dumplings from leftover mashed potatoes is easy.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Mashed Potatoes
• Flour
• Big Kettle
• Big Spoon

1. The first thing you should do is get a big kettle half full of water and put it on the stove on high. So it will be boiling by the time you are done making the dumplings.

2. Measure your mashed potatoes and add the same amount of flour as there is potatoes. For example: if you have 4 cups of mashed potatoes then you add 4 cups of flour.

3. Mix the potatoes and flour together. You will have to use your hands for this.

4. When you get it mixed together you will then make the mixture into round balls. You can make them any size you want, I use about 1 cups worth of mixture for mine.

5. When your kettle on the stove is boiling you are ready to place the dumplings in the pot. Turn you stove down to medium-high heat.

6. You will know when the dumplings are done because the dumplings will float on the top of the water. Then you can scoop them out and they are ready to eat.

Tips & Warnings

• If there is a certain flavor you like on your dumplings you can flavor the water you boil them in.
• When we were growing up my grandfather make these all the time and we ate our dumplings with a little bit of bacon grease on them but you can topping them with anything you want.
• Make sure your mashed potatoes are cool when you start mixing them with flour it mixes much easier.

[kms1001]

on 8/15/2009 I loved this recipe for dumplings it's easy.