Apricot Dumplings

A dish where flour and baking powder do the work.

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon Cottolene
  • 1 cup thick cream
  • Apricots
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 1 cup thick cream → lactose-free cream or coconut cream

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. PROCESS: Mix and sift flour, salt and baking powder, rub in Cottolene with tips of fingers, add cream, cutting it into flour mixture with a knife. Mix well. Turn on a floured board, knead slightly and roll out to one-half inch thickness. Shape with a large biscuit-cutter and place two halves of peeled apricots (drained from the syrup in the can) on each circle. Enclose them, pressing edges of dough together. Place them in a well-buttered granite dripping pan, one and one-half inches apart; sprinkle round them one cup granulated sugar, pour around two and one-half cups cold water. Bake in a hot oven twenty minutes, basting three times during cooking. Serve with
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories463
Protein11.0 g
Fat16.1 g
Carbs68.2 g
Fiber2.3 g
Sodium1102 mg

Source

Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners (pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States