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Chinese Dumpling Wrapper Recipe

This is the recipe for the plain dumpling wrapper. You will have to make 1 and 1/2 batches of this recipe to make the Jade Wrappers (two colour wrappers)
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Chinese Canadian
Servings: 40 dumplings

Ingredients

Ingredients for Plain Dumpling Wrapper

  • 400 grams all purpose flour
  • 200 grams water*
  • Pinch of salt

Instructions

Instructions for Dumpling Wrapper

  • Weigh water, flour and salt into mixing bowl; mix for 20 seconds on speed 2
  • Knead for 2 minutes; lightly flour large bowl and transfer dough into prepared bowl
  • Cover with plastic wrap or damp kitchen towel; rest dough for 20 minutes
  • Prepare filling
  • Roll dough into a long log 2.5cm to 3cm in diameter (about an inch); slice log into twenty 12-14 gram portions
  • Working on one portion of dough at a time:
  • Lightly dust work surface with flour
  • Shape each portion into round flat disc
  • Roll each out with small rolling pin to 1 mm thickness and 7cm diameter (about 2 ½ inch diameter) with edges thinner than middle
  • Spoon about 25 g of filling in the middle of each wrap and proceed with instructions in Pork filling recipe