Berry Dumplings Recipe by Ruth Paget
These dumplings freeze well for homeworkers who are organizing their weekly meals ahead of time.
Serves 6
Ingredients:
-4 tablespoons butter
-1 (5-pound) bag frozen mixed berries
-1/4 cup flour
-1/2 cup sugar
-1 (16.5-ounce) ready-to-bake refrigerated canister of biscuits
-1/4 cup sugar to roll biscuits in
Steps:
1-Melt butter in a pot with a tight fitting lid.
2-Place berries in the pot and cover. Cook until the berries are thawed and liquid.
3-Mix the flour and sugar together. Turn the heat on the pan up and add flour-sugar mixture a little at a time to the berries.
4-When the berries thicken, turn the heat back to low.
5-Cut 10 biscuits into fourths and roll them in the ¼ cup of sugar. Place biscuits on top of the berries.
6-Cover pot and cook for 8 minutes. Serve warm or cold.
(A Royal Oak, Michigan Recipe)
By Ruth Paget, author of Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France
