Potato Soup With Whole Wheat Butter Dumplings

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 potatoes, medium size,diced
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• pepper (to taste)
• 6 cups milk
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 eggs
• 6 tablespoons whole wheat flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 boil potatoes in water until able to press with a fork.
• 2 do not drain.
• 3 in a second pan, melt butter over low heat and add flour, salt,& pepper.
• 4 stir until smooth& thick.
• 5 add milk (a little bit at a time) and continue to heat the sauce, mixing constantly until it is fairly thick and hot.
• 6 add sauce to potatoes (still in the water) and bring to a boil.
• 7 while waiting for potatoes to boil, make the dumpling mixture.
• 8 cream butter with eggs.
• 9 stir in whole wheat flour and salt.
• 10 when soup boils, spoon in dumpling batter.
• 11 cover kettle, and let simmer for 8 to 10 minutes.
• 12 note: i sometimes throw in a cup of corn and/or peas, or cut up a couple stalks celery to add colors and flavors.