Description
A warm, soft dumpling cooked in sweet blackberry sauce brings back memories of traditional blackberry picking during early southern Louisiana summers.
Ingredients
4 cups blackberries, fresh or frozen
1 cup sugar
2 cups water
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, or juice of 1/2 lemon
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons shortening
1/4 cup milk
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
Bring berries, sugar, water and lemon juice to a boil in a large skillet using high heat. Cook for 10 minutes lowering heat just a little. Stirring occasionally. Put remaining ingredients into a bowl and mix together using an electric mixer. Dough will be somewhat stiff. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls into cooked berries. Cover and cook dumplings for 5 minutes. Turn dumplings over and cook covered another few minutes or until dumplings are cooked through. Serve warm by itself or with a scoop of ice cream.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: sweets, desserts
- Cuisine: Cajun
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup