Cherry Dumplings

Submitted by Cristi Hinten

"This recipe is my great grandmothers. She had passed on before I was born but it is the only recipe that exists from her collection. It is a treasured family recipe that came with strings attached."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• Sauce

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1 dash salt
• 1⁄2 cup cherry juice
• 1 1⁄2 cups tart cherries (difficult to find)
• 1 1⁄2 cups boiling water

• Dumplings

• 1 cup flour
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 dash salt
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄3 cup milk

directions

1. Combine all sauce ingredients in the order given. Simmer for 5 minutes.
2. For dumplings, sift dry ingredients. Rub in butter, add milk and stir. Drop into sauce by teaspoons. Cover and steam for about 20 minutes.
3. Serve warm.