Main Dishes Recipe : Bacon Dumplings

Dumplings with the flavor of fresh cooked bacon. A tasty change from ordinary dumplings.

Ingredients

• 2 slices bacon
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 ½ tablespoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• ground black pepper to taste
• 2 eggs
• ¼ cup milk
• 1 quart vegetable broth

Cooking Directions

1. Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, reserving drippings, crumble and set aside.
2. In a large bowl sift together flour, salt and baking powder. Gently stir in parsley and pepper. In a 1 cup measuring cup, beat eggs and add enough milk to reach the 1/2 cup level. Stir the egg mixture and the bacon drippings into the flour; stir with a fork until well blended. Add more milk if dough is too dry. Stir in the crumbled bacon; mix well.
3. In a 2 quart saucepan heat broth over medium heat. Drop dough by spoonfuls into simmering broth. Cover and cook about 12 minutes, or until done.

Nutrition Facts

• calories183.6
• carbohydrateContent27.4 g
• cholesterolContent51.9 mg
• fatContent5.1 g
• fiberContent1.4 g
• proteinContent6.4 g
• saturatedFatContent1.6 g
• sodiumContent498.6 mg
• sugarContent2 g