Description
A delicious dessert featuring homemade dumplings cooked in a sweet blackberry sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups fresh or frozen blackberries
- 2 cups white sugar (adjust to taste)
- 2 cups water
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 1 egg yolk
- 5 Tbsp milk (approximately)
Instructions
- Combine blackberries, sugar, water, butter, and cinnamon in large pot. Cook over medium-low heat 20-30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until berries break down into thick sauce.
- Meanwhile, whisk flour and salt in bowl. Cut in shortening with pastry cutter or two knives until mixture looks like coarse crumbs.
- Stir in egg yolk. Add milk one tablespoon at a time, mixing with fork, until dough can be squeezed into a ball. Stop adding milk as soon as dough holds together.
- Divide dough in half. On floured surface, roll each half to 1/4-inch thickness.
- Cut rolled dough into strips 2-3 inches wide.
- When berry mixture is boiling, hold each strip over pot and pinch off 4-inch pieces, dropping them into the bubbling berries. Continue until all dough is used.
- Reduce heat to medium. Cook 15 minutes without stirring. May gently push dumplings down into liquid but do not stir or they will fall apart.
- Remove from heat and let rest 10 minutes to thicken before serving.
Notes
- For a richer flavor, consider adding a splash of vanilla extract to the berry mixture.
- Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 35mg