Tips for Dumpling Dough?

[Manny]

I'm making dumplings for the first time. Does anybody have any advice for me? I hear it's a super simple recipe (just flour and water), but I want to get the consistency right. Should it be slightly flaky like a pie dough, or bouncy like pizza dough?

 

[jackofroses]

It should be very very thin dough, like paper thin.

 

[janineaa]

Pour a bit of flour on a big wooden board, and pour dough over the flour. Season dough with more flour and start kneading; keep seasoning dough with more flour if it gets sticky. Once dough is made, knead until dough become elastic; then cover it with plastic and leave to settle for 15-20 mins. Then flour dough again and knead it several times – after that dough is ready; pick filling of your choice and make some dumplings!