{"id":6531,"date":"2026-07-11T10:48:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T10:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=6531"},"modified":"2026-07-11T10:48:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T10:48:27","slug":"how-to-make-southern-dumplings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/11\/how-to-make-southern-dumplings\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Southern Dumplings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>How to Make Southern Dumplings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These soft, fluffy Southern dumplings are the perfect addition to homemade chicken and dumplings or any comforting broth. Made with just a few pantry staples, they&#8217;re simple, hearty, and delicious.<\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<p><strong>For the Dumplings:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cups self-rising flour<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc cup shortening or lard<\/li>\n<li>\u00be cup whole milk (plus a little more if needed)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For the Broth (optional):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 whole cooked chicken, shredded<\/li>\n<li>8 cups chicken broth<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons butter<\/li>\n<li>Salt and black pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon garlic powder (optional)<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon onion powder (optional)<\/li>\n<li>Chopped fresh parsley for garnish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>In a large bowl, combine the self-rising flour and shortening. Cut the shortening into the flour using a pastry cutter or your fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.<\/li>\n<li>Gradually stir in the milk until a soft dough forms. Do not overmix.<\/li>\n<li>Lightly flour a clean surface and roll the dough to about \u00bc-inch thickness.<\/li>\n<li>Cut the dough into strips or squares using a knife or pizza cutter.<\/li>\n<li>Bring the chicken broth to a gentle boil. If making chicken and dumplings, add the shredded chicken to the broth first.<\/li>\n<li>Drop the dumplings into the simmering broth one at a time, stirring gently to keep them from sticking together.<\/li>\n<li>Reduce the heat to a gentle simmer, cover, and cook for 15\u201320 minutes, until the dumplings are tender and cooked through.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in butter and season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder if desired.<\/li>\n<li>Garnish with fresh parsley and serve hot.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Avoid lifting the lid while the dumplings cook, as the steam helps them become light and fluffy.<\/li>\n<li>For richer flavor, use homemade chicken broth.<\/li>\n<li>Leftovers can be refrigerated for up to 3 days and reheated gently on the stove.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Servings:<\/strong> 6<br \/>\n<strong>Prep Time:<\/strong> 15 minutes<br \/>\n<strong>Cook Time:<\/strong> 20 minutes<br \/>\n<strong>Total Time:<\/strong> 35 minutes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Make Southern Dumplings These soft, fluffy Southern dumplings are the perfect addition to homemade chicken and dumplings or&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6532,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6531"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6533,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6531\/revisions\/6533"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}