Made the Mixed Greens and Sausage Soup w/Cornmeal Dumplings for dinner tonight...

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Mixed-Greens and Sausage Soup with Cornmeal Dumplings (from Epi)

Dumplings:
3/4 cup all purpose flour
3/4 cup yellow cornmeal
1 tablespoon sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup whole milk
1 1/2 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 cup chopped green onions

Soup:
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 1/2 cups chopped onion
4 large garlic cloves, pressed
4 Turkish bay leaves
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
1 pound andouille sausages, sliced into 1/4-inch-thick rounds
6 cups low-salt chicken broth
2 14.5-ounce cans diced tomatoes in juice
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
1 12-ounce bag mixed turnip, mustard, and collard greens, any thick stems cut away (about 12 cups packed)

For dumplings:
Line rimmed baking sheet with plastic wrap. Whisk first 5 ingredients in medium bowl. Stir in milk and butter, then green onions. Let stand at least 1 hour and up to 2 hours. Using wet hands, shape mixture, 1 tablespoon at a time, into 18 dumplings, arranging on sheet. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill.

For soup:
Heat oil in large pot over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, bay leaves, and thyme. Sauté until onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Add sausage; sauté until fat renders, 3 to 4 minutes. Add broth, tomatoes with juice, hot sauce, and allspice; bring to simmer, stirring occasionally. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Chill uncovered until cold, then cover and keep chilled. Return to simmer before continuing.
Add greens to simmering soup. Cook greens uncovered 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Drop in dumplings. Cover; reduce heat to low. Simmer until dumplings are tender and cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes. Season soup with salt and pepper. Ladle soup and dumplings into bowl.

 
I made the soup last night. I bought some fresh andouille, which I poached then cut into slices. I

never did find mustard greens, so substituted beet greens along with turnip greens and collards.

It was good, but my cornmeal mixture was very loose and really flattened out on the baking sheet. Did either of you have that issue? I actually scooped it back into the bowl and added a couple more tablespoons of flour. They cooked up nicely, though. I probably made them a little large, I was getting frazzled by the time I redid them. The fresh andouille wasn't as spicy as the Aidell's andouille I usually buy.

And I recommend removing the bayleaves before serving. Dh asked what that really tough leaf was, I had no clue until after dinner when I realized he'd eaten a bayleaf.

 
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