Dumplings In Maple Syrup (Grandpere)

Serves: 3

Kirstin Bosco

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

55

Spice

50

Sweetness

52

Sourness

45

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.8

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1.75 cups

All-Purpose Flour

1.75 tsps

Baking Powder

1 tsp

Baking Soda

1 tsp

Salt

2 cups

Water

Directions:

1

Sift together flour, baking powder and soda, salt, and nutmeg into a bowl

2

Blend in butter with a pastry blender or your fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal

3

Add buttermilk and stir with a fork just until dough is evenly moistened (do not overmix)

4

Bring syrup and water to a boil in a 4-quart pot at least 10 inches wide

5

Drop 8 1/2-cup measures of dough into syrup, leaving spaces to allow dumplings to expand

6

Gently simmer over moderately low heat, covered, until tops of dumplings are dry to the touch, 15 to 20 minutes

7

Serve warm

8

Sift together flour, baking powder and soda, salt, and nutmeg into a bowl

9

Blend in butter with a pastry blender or your fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal

10

Add buttermilk and stir with a fork just until dough is evenly moistened (do not overmix)

11

Bring syrup and water to a boil in a 4-quart pot at least 10 inches wide

12

Drop 8 1/2-cup measures of dough into syrup, leaving spaces to allow dumplings to expand

13

Gently simmer over moderately low heat, covered, until tops of dumplings are dry to the touch, 15 to 20 minutes

14

Serve warm