Easy Elastic Dough for Dumplings

Very easy to prepare, minimal ingredients! Lenten dough for dumplings is prepared only from flour and water, however, it turns out to be very elastic, rolls out and molds well. This dough will help you out not only during Lent: dumplings made from it come out soft and tender.
cook time: 30 min
Ivy Ramsay
Easy Elastic Dough for Dumplings

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

239
Calories
1g
Fat
44g
Carbs
8g
Protein

Ingredients (8 portions)

Basic:

Salt 0.5 tsp
Wheat flour 3 cup
Water 1 cup

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make lean dough for dumplings? Prepare your food. Take filtered or bottled water, the taste of future dumplings depends on its taste, do not neglect this. It may take more or less flour. It all depends on its quality and humidity. Plus you will also need a small amount for further rolling and sculpting of dumplings.

Step 2

Step 2
Heat the water slightly; it should become warm. This water will better and faster develop gluten in the dough, which is especially important in the lean version, where there are no eggs, which are responsible for elasticity. Add salt to the water and stir.

Step 3

Step 3
Sift the flour into a large bowl. Do not add all the flour at once, take two glasses first. Then you will add more as needed. Make a depression in the middle. Gradually, with constant stirring, pour in water.

Step 4

Step 4
While the dough is still liquid, start adding flour gradually. At first it will be easy to knead with a fork, then you will need to knead with your hands.

Step 5

Step 5
Knead the dough for about 10 minutes until it becomes smooth and elastic and almost stops sticking to your hands. It took me a little more than three glasses of flour for this amount of food.

Step 6

Step 6
Gather the dough into a ball and sprinkle flour on all sides. Cover the bowl with the dough with a towel and leave to rest for 20-30 minutes. During this time, the gluten will develop well and the dough will become very elastic. Alternatively, the dough can be placed in a bag and then stored in the refrigerator.

Step 7

Step 7
When making the dumplings further, roll out the dough on a floured work surface. I prefer to make dumplings without cutting out pieces from a large circle, but by rolling out individual circles from small pieces of dough.

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