Perfect Dumpling Dough
After many experiments, I came up with the perfect recipe for making dumpling dough that's soft and tender. It's ideal for making shuijiao 水饺, boiled dumplings and each bite just melts in your mouth.
Servings 30 dumplings
Ingredients
- 250 grams all-purpose flour
- 130 ml boiling water
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
- Mix dough: In a bowl, add flour, oil and salt. Slowly pour in hot water while stirring with a fork or chopsticks. Form the dough into a ball and rest for 10 minutes to let the dough hydrate. This will decrease the kneading time.
- Knead: Knead on a clean surface for 5–8 minutes until smooth and soft.
- Rest: Cover with a damp towel or plastic wrap and let rest 30 minutes.
- The dough can be now used to make perfect dumpling wrappers and filled with your favourite filling. Personally, I love cabbage, tofu and shiitake mushroom filling.