This drop dumplings recipe is my go-to quick recipe for homemade dumplings for soup, stew or for chicken and dumplings.
It’s also a cheap way to add texture and filling to dishes to stretch your grocery budget.
With just a few ingredients, you can make this soft fluffy dumplings recipe in minutes for your ultimate comfort foods recipes!
How To Make Homemade Drop Dumplings
These are called drop dumplings because you mix them and just drop them with a spoon right into your soup or recipe on the stovetop or even for crockpot dumplings.
Drop Dumpling Ingredients
To make drop dumplings, you’ll need:
- All-purpose flour
- Baking powder
- Unsalted butter
- Milk
- Salt
- Pepper
*Get the full printable recipe below.
You can use these dumplings with any soup or stew, but I especially love these homemade soup dumplings in an old-fashioned chicken and dumpling recipe, homemade chicken soup, or with our leftover turkey and wild rice soup after Thanksgiving.
These dumplings are so good that after they are cooked in the chicken broth, I’ll sometimes eat them alone with a little parmesan cheese on top! These really are the ultimate comfort food to me!
Free Printable Recipe Card For Quick & Easy Drop Dumplings
These are the old-fashioned puffy drop dumplings and not the recipe for flat dumplings (where you roll out the dough and cut it).
IMPORTANT RECIPE TIP: You need a soup pot or crock pot with a tight fitting lid to help cook these dumplings.
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Homemade Drop Dumplings
Ingredients
- 1 cup All-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons Baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1 Tablespoon Unsalted butter chilled
- 1/4 cup Milk
- Pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add pepper to taste.
- Into the dry mix, cut in the unsalted butter until the mixture is crumbly and butter pieces are no larger than pea-sized. (I just use a fork to cut in the butter a little at a time, but you can use a pastry cutter or even your fingers.)
- Stir in 1/4 cup of milk, a little at a time, until the dough is completely mixed. Dough consistency should be firm enough (not runny) that it can be spooned into the soup without falling apart or separating. (You may need a little less or a little more milk.)
- Drop dumplings into soup or stew by spoonfuls in the last 15 minutes of cooking, taking care not to let them touch (if possible). This recipe will make about 8 medium sized dumplings, but you can drop smaller spoonfuls if you want more. Place lid on soup and cook for 15 minutes or until dumplings are no longer doughy inside. (*SEE NOTES BELOW FOR COOK TIME TIPS.)
- Spoon soup into bowl and then top with cooked dumplings. Serve immediately.
Notes
Nutrition Note
Nutrition calculations are approximate. If you're following a special diet, please calculate your own nutrition values.
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I hope you enjoy this homemade drop dumplings recipe!
