Fruit Dumplings with Variations

* Exported from MasterCook II *

Fruit Dumplings with Variations

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.

Lemon Sauce is in another post. TD

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