Cherry-plum slump
6 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups | Sliced; pitted prunes |
| 1 | cup | Pitted sweet cherries |
| ¼ | cup | Sugar |
| ¾ | cup | All-purpose flour |
| 1 | teaspoon | Baking powder |
| 1 | teaspoon | Ground cinnamon |
| ⅛ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 3 | tablespoons | Butter or margarine |
| ⅓ | cup | Milk |
Directions
In a 3-quart saucepan combine fruit, ½ cup of the sugar, and ¼ cup water. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Meanwhile for dumplings, stir together flour, ¼ cup remaining sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and ⅛ teaspoon salt. Cut in butter to resemble coarse crumbs. Add milk, stirring just to moisten. Spoon dough in 6 mounds atop hot filling. Cover and simmer about 15 minutes or till toothpick inserted in the dumplings comes out clean. Serve warm. Makes 6 servings.
Recipe by: BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS MAGAZINE -- SEPTEMBER 1996 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #678 by essie49@... (Ethel R Snyder) on Jul 18, 1997