Recipe By : America's Cookbook-1945
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Dumplings
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 cups flour -- sifted
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
3 tablespoons shortening
1 cup milk
1 cup fruit
Mix and sift flour, baking powder, salt and sugar: cut in shortening.
Add milk, stirring quickly to make a stiff dough. Stir in 1 cup fruit
such as seeded grapes or berries and drop from tablespoon into
rapidly boiling salted water; cover and cook 12 minutes. Drain and
serve, with any desired sauce.
Maple Dumplings: Use fruit Dumpling recipe above, omitting fruit;
cook in syrup made of 2 cups maple syrup and 1 cup water. Serve
Dumplings with syrup as sauce.
Quince Dumplings: Use fruit Dumpling recipe above omitting fruit.
Fill muffin pans half full of quince sauce or preserves and drop
dumplings mixture on top. Bake in hot oven, 425 for 15 to 20 minutes
or steam in steamer for 15 minutes. Serve with lemon sauce.
