CARAMEL DUMPLINGS

from Bluegrass Superstar Rhonda Vincent

This is Rhonda's Grandma's recipe!

Ingredients:	1/4 cup butter 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1 ¾ cups hot water 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup self-rising flour (Rhonda likes Martha White brand, of course!) 1/4 cup sugar 3 Tablespoons butter, melted 1/3 cup milk whipped cream, optional garnish chopped pecans, optional garnish

Directions:	Preheat oven to 400 degrees. 1. To make caramel sauce, melt butter in a cast iron skillet or an ovenproof skillet over medium high heat. When butter is hot and bubbly, add brown sugar, stirring constantly until sugar melts. Stir in water and vanilla extract. Bring to a boil, and then reduce heat while making dumplings. 2. In a medium bowl, combine flour and sugar. Stir in 3 TBS melted butter and milk; mix well. 3. Remove skillet with caramel sauce from heat. Drop dough by tablespoonfuls into the hot caramel in the skillet. Spoon some of the caramel over each dumpling. 4. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until dumplings are lightly browned. 5. To serve, spoon dumplings and the caramel into individual serving dishes. If desired, top with whipped cream and/or chopped pecans. Yields 8 servings.

Ingredients:

1/4 cup butter
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 ¾ cups hot water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup self-rising flour (Rhonda likes Martha White brand, of course!)
1/4 cup sugar
3 Tablespoons butter, melted
1/3 cup milk
whipped cream, optional garnish
chopped pecans, optional garnish

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

1. To make caramel sauce, melt butter in a cast iron skillet or an ovenproof skillet over medium high heat. When butter is hot and bubbly, add brown sugar, stirring constantly until sugar melts. Stir in water and vanilla extract. Bring to a boil, and then reduce heat while making dumplings.

2. In a medium bowl, combine flour and sugar. Stir in 3 TBS melted butter and milk; mix well.

3. Remove skillet with caramel sauce from heat. Drop dough by tablespoonfuls into the hot caramel in the skillet. Spoon some of the caramel over each dumpling.

4. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until dumplings are lightly browned.

5. To serve, spoon dumplings and the caramel into individual serving dishes. If desired, top with whipped cream and/or chopped pecans.

Yields 8 servings.