1. Sift flour and salt into a bowl of mixer fitted with the dough paddle and quickly add the boiling water. 2. Mix until springy. 3. When cool enough to touch, knead a few times on an oiled surface. 4. If you do not have a mixer, after you have added the water to the flour/salt work the dough with the handle of a wooden spoon until it is cool enough to knead by hand. 5. Then knead on an oiled surface until springy. 6. Cover with a damp cloth and set aside. 7. Mix shrimp, water chestnuts, soy sauce,sugar and cornstarch with your fingers until sticky. 8. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. 9. Roll the dough out into a long sausage and cut off pieces (approx 14" long and into 16 pieces). 10. Roll out each piece into a thin round. 11. Place a teaspoon of the filling on each round and pinch the edges together (press with a fork to decorate the edges). 12. Oil your steamer and place the dumplings in it and steam over high heat for 8-9 minutes. 13. Serve with a spicy chili sauce or soy mixed with hot mustard. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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