Turkey and dumplings is a warm and hearty dish that is prime for using those Thanksgiving leftovers.
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose unbleached flour (plus additional for dusting)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 pinch salt
2 tablespoons salted butter (cold and cubed)
1 cup buttermilk (or 1 cup whole milk with a teaspoon of white vinegar)
2 quarts chicken or turkey broth
3 cups cooked turkey (white and/or dark meat)
Salt (to taste)
Freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
Garnish: Chopped parsley
Method
1
Gather the ingredients.
2
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
3
Add the butter to the flour mixture and combine using 2 forks or a pastry blender until the butter is the size of small peas. You can also use a food processor to combine the ingredients as well.
4
Pour the buttermilk over the flour and butter mixture and stir with a spatula to combine until it becomes a soft dough. Be careful not to overwork the dough. The less it is mixed up, the more tender the dumplings will be.
5
After you have created the dough for the dumplings, heat the broth in a large Dutch oven or pot until boiling.
6
While the broth is heating, dust a clean kitchen surface with a generous amount of flour and roll out the dough into a 1/4-inch-thick sheet.
7
Slice the dough into small squares using a pizza cutter to create the dumplings.
8
Add the dumplings a few at a time into the boiling broth, making sure not to dust off too much of the extra flour as it will thicken the broth.
9
Continue adding dumplings until there are no more left. Cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until the dumplings are tender and fluffy and the broth has thickened.
10
Add the cooked turkey to the broth and heat until it is warmed through.