Southern Collards with Cornmeal Dumplings

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This recipe was amazing! When I made this, it was the first time I'd ever cooked greens and my hubby said they were "better than his mom's"!!! Now that is a compliment! I don't understand why everyone else is saying the dumplings weren't right or had to add more liquid. I followed the recipe and had no issues. These are hands down the best greens I've ever tasted!

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This recipe was great. I added smoked turkey and sugar; and let the collards simmer for about 2 hrs. I used the dumpling recipe; instead of an 1/2 cup of broth, I wound-up using about 5/6 cup. I brought the excess pot liquor to a boil, added the dumplings and turned the pot down to simmer for about 25-30 minutes, on medium low, uncovered. If you boil the dumplings, they will come out like golf balls - but if you simmer on medium-low they cook nicely all the way through! My family really enjoyed this recipe!!!!

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Everything was very tasty and easy to prepare...except for the dumplings. Like other reviewers, I added more than the 1/2 cup of liquid called for (closer to 1 1/2 cups just to get from dry to dough. This meant adding more liquid back to the pot to have room for all of the dumplings to cook, which turned into golf balls anyway (the disposal even had a tough time with them.
Anyhoo, I found the recipe below in Paula's Turnip Greens with Cornmeal Dumplings, which defers quite a bit based on the dry ingredients alone...by 1 1/2 cups (wow!. Before trying Dumpling recipe #2, I'll Google some others first :

Cornmeal Dumplings (Turnip Greens recipe:
1 cup all-purpose cornmeal
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 small onion, chopped
1 egg
2/3 cup liquid from cooked turnips

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The collards were fantastic and deserve 5 stars, but the dumplings were a ZERO.

Even though I added way more than 1/2 cup liquid per the recipe, the dough was still way too tough in the middle. I'm seriously questioning whether this is another one of Paula's self-admitted "untested" recipes. My jaw dropped the first time I saw an episode where she admitted to her son she hadn't tested it; she just "made it up in her head one night." She said it again on another episode/recipe, and after these dumplings, I don't know if I can trust her recipes.

I'll make the collards again for sure, but next time I'm using my old recipe for cornmeal dumplings that call for milk and baking powder.

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All I can say is "WOW." These greens and dumplings are so good! I am making my second batch now. Thanks Paula

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Wow! the collard greens were delicious,but the dumplings were to dry in the middle. Next time I will put more liquid in the batter.

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Please! Delulu, This was a great show!

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Oh my, how delicious! Being vegan didn't stop me from enjoying this wonderful treat. I simply substituted faux chicken flavored seasoning and veggie stock, The hardest part was waiting for the dumplings to cook without taking a taste!
Paula, you've done it again! I love veganizing your recipes, by the way!

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Did I do something wrong? The dumplings were very heavy and it took much more than 1/2 cup of liquid to moisten the batter. Should there be some baking powder in the recipe maybe?

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I liked this it was easy and really good. I did not like the segment however when it was used to promote a movie and felt more like a talk show/advertisement than a food network cooking show.