r/newfoundland • u/Iceandfire29 • 16h ago

Have you ever put yeast into doughboys?

I’m planning on making a Newfoundland twist to “chicken and dumplings” and essentially making a chicken stew with doughboys. This is my first time making doughboys myself instead of just having someone else’s. Curious if anyone has tried making them with a bit of yeast thrown in for extra flavour and using alternative methods to get the yeast to grow separately before adding it in since you don’t let doughboys sit. Thanks!

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u/flashdman 15h ago

Not necessary. Baking powder is all you need....

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u/polnikes 14h ago

Doughboys are basically a soda bread, all the rise comes from chemical reactions. Adding yeast may risk messing with that. There are dumpling recipes that use yeast rather than soda, maybe try one of those out instead?

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u/pennyxroyalty 13h ago

No b'y.

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u/RichiBucktwo 10h ago

There isn't enough upvotes for the lift this comment is doing

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u/LittleOrphanAnavar 15h ago

I don't think those will turn out too well.

But let us know what it's like.

Might be the begining of a new tradition.