<P> Tihlo--prepared from roasted barley flour--originated in the Tigray region of Ethiopia and is now very popular in Amhara as well and spreading further south . </P> <P> Souskluitjies are dumplings found in South Africa . They are a steamed sweet dumpling, sometimes made with plain flour and sometimes with the addition of dried fruits or other flavors . They are often served with a syrup flavored with cinnamon or a custard sauce . </P> <P> South Africa has another kind of dumpling known as melkkos . These dumplings are formed by putting milk, one teaspoon at a time, into a dry flour mixture . The flour clings to the milk and forms dumplings, which are then boiled in a mixture of milk and butter . They are served hot and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar . </P> <P> American dumplings can be made with eggs, milk, baking powder or even yeast, or just from flour and water . Rolled dumplings are rolled into a tube or flat shape and cut into small pieces for cooking, while dropped dumplings are pulled from the unrolled mound of dough in pieces and formed into small balls by hand before dropping them onto a baking sheet, or directly into a frying pan or pot with other ingredients . </P>

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