Old Fashioned Plum Dumplings Recipe

How to make it

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• Wash, dry and pit plums.
• Use ripe but not overly soft plums
• prepare dough
• Combine dry ingredients.
• make a well in center of dough and add fork beaten yolks, oil and lemon juice.
• Using a large mixing fork, combine mixture adding enough milk to make a soft dough that leaves sides of bowl.
• Knead bruiefly and form into a ball
• leave on counter covered while you bring a pot of salted watrer to a boil.
• On a flourled surface roll out dough thinly to a large rectangle.
• Cut dough sinto 8 to 10 large squares or as many as you can for plums.
• Place plum in center ( or half a large plum in center ) of dough and wrap dough around plum to seal well.
• Gently drop dumpling into boiling water and boil uncovered 10 to 12 minutes.
• They will float to the top but boil for the full time
• Drain with slotted spoon and place in serving bowl or individual bowls and drizzle with butter, honey and cinnmon.
• Note: one can freeze uncooked formed dumplings.
• To cook frozen dumpling, do not thaw but place in boiling water and increase time another 10 to 12 minutes.

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