Country Peach Dumplings

Name: Country Peach Dumplings
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients: 3 c. sifted flour; 1 c. milk; ⅔ c. shortening; 1 tsp. salt; 4 tsp. baking powder; 6 tsp. honey; ¼ tsp. ground nutmeg; 12 tblsp. sugar; 6 large ripe peaches, peeled; 2 tblsp. sugar; 6 tsp. butter

Preparation info

Makes
6
servings

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1972

About

Rich biscuit dough surrounds these sweetened and "honeyed” big peaches

Ingredients

3 c. sifted flour
4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture is crumbly. Stir in milk.
Knead dough slightly on lightly floured surface. Divide into sixths. Roll each piece of dough ⅛" thick. Cut into a 7" square. Place a peach in center of each square. Top each with 2 tblsp. sugar, a dash of nutmeg and 1 tsp. honey.
Moisten edges of doug