BERTHA'S BLUEBERRY DUMPLINGS

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I make these in an electric frypan. Try topping them off with vanilla ice cream, or even whipped cream while they are still hot. Awesome!

Provided by Joanne Choquette

Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Blueberry Dessert Recipes

Time 45m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons lard
.66 cup milk
2 cups water
1 cup white sugar
1 pint blueberries

Steps:

In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt. Rub in lard with fingers. Stir in milk to make a soft dough.
In a deep skillet, boil water. Reduce heat to a simmer and stir in sugar until dissolved. Stir in blueberries. Drop dough by rounded spoonfuls into simmering blueberry syrup. Cover and simmer 10 minutes. Serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 288.3 calories, Carbohydrate 56.2 g, Cholesterol 6.2 mg, Fat 5.6 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 4.2 g, SaturatedFat 2.2 g, Sodium 334.5 mg, Sugar 30.1 g