Vegetarian

Mexican-Style Dumplings takes several minutes to prepare.

Mexican-Style Dumplings takes several minutes to cook.

Mexican-Style Dumplings makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Mexican-Style Dumplings are:

For dough:

1 1/2 cups flour

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup hot water



For filling:

1/2 cup black beans

1/2 cup kidney beans

1/3 cup mozzarella cheese

1/4 cup scallions, finely chopped

1 1/4 teaspoon chili powder

1/4 teaspoon dried oregano

1 teaspoon hot sauce (more if you like it very spicy)

Here is how you make Mexican-Style Dumplings:

For the dough:Whisk the flour with the salt and stir in the water until dough is shaggy, adding more flour or water if necessary. Turn onto a lightly floured board and knead briefly; dough should be soft and pliable but not too sticky. Rest, covered, while you make the filling and the sauce. For filling:In a medium bowl, combine both types of beans. Mash until beans have a paste-like consistency. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir well.To make dumplings:Flour your work surface lightly and roll the dough, or pieces of it, about 1/8-inch thick (too thin and the dough will tear as you fill the dumplings). Cut out circles with a 3-inch round cutter. Cover the dough with a side towel or piece of plastic wrap as you work. Have a small bowl of water next to you. Place a scant tablespoon of filling in the middle of a dough circle, and press it so that it spreads slightly toward the side edges of the dough. Using your fingertip or a small pastry brush, wet the edge of the dough. Fold the dough up around the filling so that the filling sits on the work surface-that's the bottom of your dumpling-and the seam is between your fingers. Pleat the dough that is facing you, about 6 times, pressing it against the back to seal-only the front of the dumpling should be pleated. The corners of the dumpling should curl slightly away from you, toward the unpleated side. Heat a skillet, just large enough to accommodate the number of dumplings you want to cook over high heat. Add a thin coating of oil, heat, then add the dumplings in concentric circles. They should be touching. Cook until the bottoms are golden brown, 3 or 4 minutes (reduce the heat if they are browning too quickly). Add enough water to come about 1/4 of the way up the sides of the dumplings-it will spatter. Cover the skillet, adjust the heat so that the water is simmering, and cook for about 7 minutes. Uncover the skillet and, if there is water left, let it cook off. Check the dumpling bottoms-if they need to brown a bit more, let them, adding a bit more oil if necessary. Serve the dumplings immediately, drizzled with some dipping sauce and garnished with cilantro and lime wedges. Recipe makes approximately 12 dumplings.Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ARCHULETAFAN09.

The nutritional information for Mexican-Style Dumplings is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 112.0

• Total Fat: 1.3 g
• Cholesterol: 3.6 mg
• Sodium: 65.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 20.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.9 g
• Protein: 4.3 g

Mexican-Style Dumplings is Mexican cuisine.