Instructions: Remove crusts from bread, and cut bread into 1 cm cubes. You will need 250 gm of bread cubes. Place in a bowl with flour, milk, stock cube, salt, pepper and parsley; mix well.

Dice bacon and onions. Melt butter in a frying pan and gently saute onions and bacon for 2-3 minutes. Add to bread mixture and mix well; allow to stand 10 minutes.

Take tablespoons of mixture, roll into firm balls.

Drop dumplings into a large pan of simmering water. Cover pan, reduce heat, simmer very gently until dumplings have doubled in size, approximately 4 minutes. Lift out of water with a slotted spoon.

Serve with cream soups such as chicken, mushroom, seafood.

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