Potato Soup with Butter Dumplings

* Exported from MasterCook II *

Potato Soup with Butter Dumplings

Recipe By : Southern Living-1980
Serving Size : 10 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Dumplings Soups And Stews

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/4 cup butter
1 medium onion -- chopped
4 cups water
3 lbs potato -- peeled and diced
1 stalk celery -- chopped
1 tablespoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons fresh parsley -- chopped
Dumpling Batter (below)
1 8 oz carton sour cream


Dumpling Batter:
2 tablespoons butter -- softened
1/4 cup + 2 tab flour
2 eggs -- beaten
1/4 teaspoon salt
dash ground nutmeg

Melt butter in large soup pot; add onion and saute till tender. Add
water; bring to a boil and add potatoes, celery, salt, pepper and
parsley. Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes. Drop dumpling batter into
soup by teaspoons. Cover and simmer 10 minutes. Remove from heat and
gradually stir in sour cream. Heat thoroughly, but do not boil. Yield
10 servings.

Dumpling Batter: Cream butter with flour; beat in eggs. Stir in
seasonings, mixing well. Yield: about 1/2 cup.

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NOTES : This is one of my very favorite soups. This is just goooood!