Guyanese DUFF/DUMPLINGS| recipe

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: regular milk

Almond milk reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil adds flavor and is dairy-free.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey offers a natural sweetness with different flavor.

raisins

🥗Healthier: dried cranberries

💰Cheaper: sultanas

Dried cranberries provide a similar texture with a tart flavor.

Add butter to the flour and work it in by hand.

Add the rest of the ingredients to the flour mixture.

Start adding water a little at a time until a nice soft dough is formed.

Allow the dough to sit for about 20 to 30 minutes.

Form the dough into larger pieces for duff or smaller pieces for dumplings, depending on preference.

Repeat the forming process until all dough is shaped, yielding about six larger pieces or eight to nine smaller ones.

Place the formed duff or dumplings into a pot of boiling metamg (a type of dish).

Cover the pot and let them cook for about five to seven minutes until they swell and are cooked through.

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