Plum Dumplings

Name: Plum Dumplings
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6 servings.
Cuisine: Comfort Food Desserts, Comfort Food Recipes
Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 6 tablespoons 2% milk; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 3 medium black plums, halved and pitted; 1 cup water; 3 tablespoons butter; Melted butter and cinnamon-sugar

Special meals call for elegant desserts like this. Sweet plums are halved then tucked inside a pretty pastry pocket.—Martha Voss, Dickinson, North Dakota

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons 2% milk
1 egg, lightly beaten
3 medium black plums, halved and pitted
1 cup water
3 tablespoons butter
Melted butter and cinnamon-sugar

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Stir in milk and egg just until blended. Divide into six portions.
On a lightly floured surface, pat each portion of dough into a 5-in. circle. Place a plum half on each circle. Gently bring up corners of dough to center; pinch edges to seal.
In a Dutch oven, bring water and butter to a boil. Carefully add dumplings. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into a dumpling comes out clean. Serve warm with pan juices, melted butter and cinnamon-sugar.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 235 calories, 8g fat (4g saturated fat), 52mg cholesterol, 175mg sodium, 37g carbohydrate (13g sugars, 1g fiber), 5g protein.

Originally published as Italian Plum Dumplings in Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook 2008

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MPrinke

Jul 18, 2011

The pastry is easy to work with and the dumplings are very good. The problem is that it says to simmer in water and butter if you use a dutch oven these will stick and burn to the bottom and you can not crowd these. I will make again, but I will use a pot with more water and use a slotted spoon to put them in the boiling water in batches.