Savoury Norfolk Dumplings

Dumplings whether savoury or sweet are basic British traditiional fayre. Norfolk is a county in eastern England, it is extreemly flat and well known for growing wheat.

Ingredients
4oz plain flour
4o self-raising flour
salt
4oz suet
5fl oz water
pepper
finely chopped savoury herbs (sage and thyme)

Method
1 Sift the flours and salt together into a large bowl.
2 Add the suet pepper and herbs, mix thoroughly.
3 Make a well in the centre.
4 Add most of the water.
5 Heat the lard until it melts, remove from the hob.
6 Using a wooden spoon or your fingers bring the flours into the liquid, to form a soft dough that is not sticky (add extra warm water if neccessary).
7 Sprinkle a little flour onto a work surface.
8 Roll the pastry to get rid of any cracks.
9 Pull off tiny pieces of pastry.
10 Form the pastry lightly into little balls.
11 Using a slotted spoon drop them into briskly boiling water (or the gravy of the stew).
12 Cook for 20 minutes or until well risen and cooked through.

Serve immediately with the stew, soup or meat and gravy.