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Burnt Sugar Dumplings

Source of Recipe

Posted by Linda Roth


List of Ingredients

Sauce:
1 1/2 C. sugar, divided
1/3 tsp. salt
2 T. butter
2 C. hot water

Dumpling Dough:
1 1/2 C. flour
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
3 T. sugar
3 T. butter
3/4 C. milk
1/2 C. chopped nuts, optional


Recipe

In a large heavy skillet brown 1/2 cup sugar. It begin to caramelize but will dissolve when other ingredients are added. Remove from heat and add remaining sugar, butter, salt and water. Stir until lumps melt. Put back on heat. Add flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Cut in butter. Add milk and mix dumpling dough stirring until dough clings together. Drop dumpling dough into boiling syrup. Cover and simmer 15 minutes.

Serve warm with scoops of ice cream. Serves 10-15.