I’m working on my second batch of Pork and Chive Potstickers. This time I made the dough from scratch. While getting my footing the first few wrappers were really thin and they eventually progressed to being a decent size.

The first picture shows my layout. 

The second picture shows my attempt at pleating. 

The third picture shows my first attempt at pleating and my 60th attempt attempt at pleating.

The fourth picture shows my first batch of dumplings before I covered them in foil and placed them in the deep freezer to flash freeze for bagging.

The fifth picture shows my second batch of dumplings before I covered them in foil and placed them in the deep freezer to flash freeze them. I feel that this tray looks a lot better than the previous one and I was getting a better footing with my pleating.

The last picture is my previous attempt at making dumplings. I used wonton wrappers from Walmart and had a hard time attempting to fold them properly. I gave up and made triangles out of them.

The first attempt there were 91 dumplings on that single tray. They all stuck together and it was kind of hard to cook them. The most recent attempt there are 60 dumplings on one tray and 40 on the next one; I made sure to place wax paper on the tray and dust it with cornstarch as well as made sure each dumpling had a flat bottom and ample amount of space.

I doubled the filling recipe so I had to make another batch of dough which is currently resting. I haven’t cooked any of the dumplings yet because I’m still wrapping them, but I taste tested the dough and it was great. 

Overall practice makes perfect!

My Dumpling Making Skills are Slowly Improving (Last Pic was previous attempt)