When making chicken and dumplings, is it best to make the dumplings from scratch?

Or is it okay to cheat with ready-made biscuit dough?When making chicken and dumplings, is it best to make the dumplings from scratch?
You can always cheat if you want, as long as it tastes good.





Home made dumplings are easy.


Bring water with small sprinkle of salt, or chicken soup base in water to boil.


Mix one quarter cup flour with one egg and one cup of milk or water in a small bowl. Season with salt, pepper, and maybe granulated garlic. Mix well. Drop by spoonful into boiling soup or boiling water that you have put on the stove. This process will create small dumpling drops to add to chicken. Somewhat like a homemade pasta.When making chicken and dumplings, is it best to make the dumplings from scratch?
My dad has always made the dumplings from scratch. They sure do taste better that way.
they taste better from scratch....but you can just use ready made biscuit dough
Go ahead and cheat I wont tell.
sure it is ok to cheat


use butter me knots...biscuits, tear them into pieces


put on the lid and let cook for about 12 minutes.





I have also used flour tortilllas, cut them in strips, and they are excellent
I have found a wonderful answer to not having to make noodles . In the section where noodles are , they now have boxed noodles from lib's , they are so good, thicken up just like home made dumpling , also they even have them in the freezer section for us lazy people who want to do it the easy way now . Honest you cannot tell the difference , give it a try
I actually like the Bisquick ones rather than homemade.
I think it is better with the ready made- get Pillsbury Hungry Jack biscuits and tear each in 4 pieces, put in the boiling pot-very good!! the bisquick dumplings never come out right- sometimes they absorb too much liquid and get too soggy
Use Jiffy mix or Bisquick. there is a recipe on the side of the box, they make awesome dumplings.
Nothing tastes better than homemade. They are so easy, quick, and simple to make, why would you want to use store bought items? You can also use the same recipe to make homemade noodles as well. All it takes is flour, eggs and salt. Depending on how many you are cooking for, use at least 3 to 4 eggs, 1/4 tsp. salt, and flour. Beat eggs, add salt, add flour until you form a ball. Make sure its not too dry but not sticky either. Then roll it out on floured board or countertop. For noodles, roll out very thin and then roll up and cut about 1/4 inch thick. For dumplings, roll out until it is about 1/4 inch thick and cut into small squares. Good luck!!
I don't really care for the dumplings. My mother would use Bisquick when she made them. They came out gooey on the outside and dry on the inside. Personally, I think it is okay to ';cheat'; when cooking.