Dumplings with Vegetable Gravy – School Dinners Recipes

Ingredients

• • 1 onion
• • 2 celery sticks
• • 1 carrot
• • 1 parsnip
• • 1 leek
• • 2 garlic cloves
• • 2 bay leaves
• • 2 litres of water
• • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or butter
• • 2 teaspoons plain flour
• • 1.5 teaspoons Marmite
• • 50g suet
• • 100g self-raising flour
• • 3 tablespoons cold water
• • A small handful of parsley leaves, chopped (optional)