*  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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