Peach Dumplings
A dumpling recipe for peaches with a homemade crust and homemade sauce. You can make these ahead and freeze them, or serve them the same day.
Ingredients
- Sauce: 2 cups water
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 Tbsp. butter
- 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- Dumplings: Cinnamon/Sugar mixture butter
- Crust: 2 cups flour
- 2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. alt
- 2/3 cup shortening
- 1/2 cup milk
Instructions
- Wash peaches; peel if you desire
- Cut peaches in half and remove seed
- Make sauce: Put butter, sugar and water and spices into a kettle
- Bring to a boil and stir for one minute
- Remove from heat.
- CRUST: mix together flour, salt, baking powder and mix well
- Work in shortening (Crisco) until it is mixed well
- Add milk and stir until combined
- Take 1/3 of mixture and make into a bowl and roll out
- Cut squares and put 1/2 peach in center
- Dot with cinnamon/sugar and a dot of butter (1/2-1/2 tsp. each)
- Cover peach completely and put into pan with smooth side on top
- Cover with sauce
- Bake at 375 for 35 minutes or until crust is done