Title: Lowestoft Buttons(English)
Categories: Dumpling British
Yield: 4 Servings

4	oz	Flour
6	fl	Milk
		Salt and black pepper
2	oz	Butter
1	oz	Fresh white breadcrumbs

Sieve the flour into a bowl and make a well in the centre. Gradually pour in the milk, stirring until a thick batter that will just drop from a spoon when sha.ken is formed. Season to taste. Drop teaspoons of the batter into a saucepan of fast-boiling water. Cover and boil for 5 minutes. Remove the `buttons' with a slotted spoon, draining well, and pile on a hot serving dish. In a frying pan melt the butter and stir in the bread crumbs. Fry until golden, then sprinkle over tlle `buttons' . Serve at once on their own or with a little melted butter poured over the buttons.

A popular light supper dish; also known as spoon Dumplings.

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