Old Fashioned Baked Cherry Dumplings

these are really delicious

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 4  cups  tart red cherries, washed, pitted
• 1  cup granulated sugar
• 2  tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1⁄4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2  tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  almond extract
• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 6  tablespoons  cold butter
• 1  large egg
• 1⁄3 cup milk
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  grated nutmeg

Directions

1. preheat the oven to 400* in a shallow 2 quart casserole or 12x7" pan, combine the cherries, 1 cup of the granulated sugar, the brown sugar, tapioca and almond extract.
2. allow this to stand while you prepare the rest of the dumplings.
3. in a large mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
4. cut in 4 tbls of the butter until fine crumbs are formed.
5. in a small bowl, bet the egg and add the milk.
6. combine with the flour mixture and stir unti just blended.
7. dot the cherries with the remaining 2 tbls of butter.
8. drop the batter by heaping tablespoons on top of the cherries.
9. you should have about 6 mounds.
10. in a small bowl, combine the remaining 2 tblspoons of sugar with the nutmeg.
11. sprinkle on top of the butter.
12. bake for 25-30 minutes or until the fruit is bubbling up in the middle of the pan and the dumplings are golden brown.
13. the baking time can vary quite a bit, depending on the pan you use the how big the cherries are.