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After going to all the trouble of importing Atora Suet  I decided today I was making stew and dumplings.

Bear in mind it has been 3 years since I could make them.

Carefully I chop, saute, add stock and simmer all afternoon, add my imported gravy granules to finish it off then...

I lovingly make my dumplings as I have for 50 years and drop them in,no recipe as it has been in my head for years. I was so  being very careful not to waste a grain of the precious Atora and was very proud on myself.

Serving time..and I fish out the cannon balls, honestly I could have sold them to the army,they would have cracked the tiles if I dropped one.

So ..OK you all know  what I did.

I used plain flour................. oh eck and John was so excited..

Still the birds will be eating internationally tomorrow.

I still can't believe I did it.

XX Jeannine

 :-X..I could almost cry for you..I bet dissapointment was horrid..Haven't you got anything similar to atora over there?

Can you buy Self raising in Canada? I notice US recipies always list the raising agent seperatly. I've now decided to only use Plain plus raising agent and it seems to work well.
Shame about the dumplings :(

 ;)

http://www.britsuperstore.com/acatalog/Atora_Suet.html

I did the very same thing a couple of years ago - asked a friend to bring some over when they visited, waited for a cold winter's evening to make stew and dumplings - and THUMP!  It's soooooo disappointing when you are looking forward to something so much!   

Better luck next time!

Love Dumplings. SO easy to make!!

Do love a dumpling in my stew.    :P   :D

Pity bout the cannon balls but gotta say they aint worth the time,why anybody would want to knowingly chomp on a hidious glutiness dob of gooooo   dont make sense to me......yuk  !!!!!!!!!!
that said,jude is always on me case to make em .......naaaaaaaaaaa.

Gazza

Not as bad as the day I made macaroni cheese with icing sugar, thinking it was cornflour! ::)

I made chelsea buns that looked amazing until you tasted them.I had used salt instead of sugar

Off topic I know but prompted by earlier posters. When I was adolescent and looking for a prince amongst frogs, my friends and I had this whole thing about 'why cant I find a dumpling in life's murky stew? Why do I always get the gristle?!'

So Jeannine - it might be a metaphor for life! Seriously sorry to hear it - I am feeling so hungry just thinking of stew and dumplings.

 Jeannine, i did the very same thing.  I kept looking in the slow cooker wondering why there was no sign of the dumplings, they were sinking instead of swelling into lovely tasty fluffy dumplings.  My husband said don`t throw them to the birds you will ground them all. LOL LOL.
when i make a stew now i put the flour out a long time ahead so i do not grab the wrong bag.
Such a shame yours went wrong , next time perfect ;D ;D.. x

Quote from: rosebud on February 18, 2012, 16:11:05
My husband said don`t throw them to the birds you will ground them all. LOL LOL.

When I was a kid I used to kid my mother saying there were birds in the garden that could not get off the ground.

Big shame about the dumplings Jeannine, but I am sure your language was not as bad as mine when I cooked my dinner yesterday, but I was in a bit of a panic as mine caught fire!!

that must be a s disappointing as flat yorkshire puddings

Slight diversion from topic

Does anyone have a recipe for Gluten free dumplings? I want to do a steak and kidney casserole with dumplings in my slow cooker but my wife is gluten intolerant so if i use a standard dumpling recipe she wont be able to eat any of it (and it's the dumplings I want more than the casserole - haven't had them since I moved out of home 4 years ago)

Don't want to ruin a perfect meal with lousy dumplings

Ahh those memory lapses. They do keep us humble.
Welcome to the human race, Jeannine

  Be careful with Atora, as it has flour in it, 15% I think, you would have to get proper suet from the butcher and chop it yourself then use your gluten free flour..

Yep, I am getting old and losing it a bit.........................not..I am planning on climbing a big tree this year, photographs of course.

XX Jeannine

Quote from: Jeannine on February 22, 2012, 04:31:47
 .I am planning on climbing a big tree this year, photographs of course.

XX Jeannine

We can just see another story coming :o

..I am planning on climbing a big tree this year, photographs of course.
Wow..scrumping with evidence supplied.. ;) ;D..looking forward to see and hear that story.

Actually it a rhodie as big as an oak , wh
en if flower it is magnificent, I have never seen one so big. I have said fro three years I am going up it, but one thing and another it was blooming when I was not able to try..so this year is my year!!!!

XX Jeannine