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Saturday, September 12, 2015

fresh peach dumplings served with hard sauce

Ingredients

  • Servings: 6
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup butter flavored shortening
  • 5 tablespoons ice water
  • 6 fresh peaches - peeled, pitted and halved
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar

Recipe

    Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 1 hr

  • in a medium bowl, stir together the flour and salt. cut in the butter flavored shortening using your hands or a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. sprinkle the ice water over the dough, and stir until the mixture comes together. knead the dough briefly, then divide into 6 pieces.
  • preheat the oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
  • on a lightly floured surface roll out each piece of dough into a thin circle. place two peach halves together, and wrap in each circle of dough, sealing at the top. place the dumplings an ungreased baking sheet.
  • bake dumplings for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown. while the dumplings are baking, make the sauce. in a medium bowl, mix together the butter, egg, nutmeg, vanilla and salt using an electric mixer on low speed. gradually mix in the confectioners' sugar. spoon over warm dumplings.

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