Ghana Potato Dumplings

Ingredients:

4 cups boiling water

1 packet (6 ounces/180 g) potato flakes

2/3 cup potato flour

1 cup cold water

Cooking Instructions:

Warm a medium pan with 1 cup of the boiling water. In a small bowl, blend the potato flour with 1 cup of warm water (mix some of the boiling water with part of the cold water; the water must not be too hot, or it will cook the starch) to form a creamy mixture. Empty the water from the warmed pan. Pour the potato flakes into the pan and add the remaining boiling water, enough to cover the flakes fully. Do not stir. Using a wooden spoon, stir the potato flour mixture in the bowl and quickly add it to the potato flakes. Speed is of the essence here, as is dexterity! Vigorously stir the 2 mixtures together, pulling the dough in from the center against the inside of the saucepan with one hand and gripping the pan firmly with the other. When the dough is firm, elastic, and smooth, moisten a small bowl with cold water and scoop the dough into this bowl, either as one large ball or individual balls, and serve.

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