Pioneer Caramel Dumplings Recipes

CARAMEL DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat the butter, brown sugar and water to boiling. Reduce heat to simmer. , Meanwhile, combine the dumpling ingredients; add apple if desired. Drop by tablespoonfuls into the simmering sauce. Cover tightly and simmer for 20 minutes. Do not lift lid. If desired, serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

PIONEER CUT DUMPLINGS FROM THE 1800'S

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, stir together the flour and salt. Add the milk and egg, and mix until it forms a dough. Knead on a lightly floured surface until smooth. Roll out to your desired thickness for dumplings or you can roll thinner for noodles. Cut into strips, squares, or any shape you like. Let dry while you prepare broth or soup.
• Drop dumplings into boiling broth, and cook until tender. Time will depend on the thickness of the dumplings and how dry they were.

CARAMEL DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Rub white sugar and butter together.
• Add flour, salt, vanilla and milk and mix through until it's a doughy consistency.
• In a saucepan, melt the butter.
• Add brown sugar, salt and water.
• Bring to boil and ensure all the sugar is melted.
• Drop tablespoonfulls of the dough mixture into the sauce.
• Cover and simmer for 15 minutes.

CARAMEL DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180C / 350F.
• Sift 1 cup of flour into a large mixing bowl. Using your fingertips, rub 1 tablespoon of butter into the flour until it resembles breadcrumbs.
• In a separate bowl, beat 1 egg & 1 tablespoon of milk together then stir into the flour mixture until just combined.
• Roll the dough into tablespoon-sized balls & place them into an oven proof dish.
• Place 2 tablespoons of butter into a saucepan on medium-high heat. Once melted add 2 cups of water and 1 & ½ cups of brown sugar into the saucepan. Cook, stirring, until sugar dissolves and syrup is smooth. Bring to the boil and remove from heat.
• Pour the syrup on top of the dumplings & bake for 15 minutes or until the dumplings are puffed & cooked through.
• Serve with ice cream or cream.

PIONEER CARAMEL DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Part One:
• In a heavy skillet - Melt 3/4 Cup sugar until amber just put sugar in the pan and turn on heat to medium, sugar will melt and turn amber - it burns quickly so stir constantly). As soon as the sugar is melted, turn off the heat and add hot water. Turn the heat back up and boil slowly until the sugar agin disolves. Add 3/4 Cup sugar, Margarine and salt. Stir until disolved. Remove from heat and add vanilla.
• Part Two:.
• Work Margarine into the flour. Add salt sugar and backing powder. Mix until it becomes a crumbly mixture. Add milk until moistened. Add optional nuts if desired. Dumplings shouldn't be too sticky or too dry. Roll dumplings into balls just smaller than a golf ball.
• Reheat the syrup to a slow boil. Add the dumplings one at a time using a spoon. Turn down heat, cover and cook for 10 minutes. Once cooked remove from heat, remove cover and let stand for 5 minutes.

CARAMEL APPLE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Make Caramel Sauce.
• Peel apples, core each, creating a 1" wide hollow from top to bottom.
• Place apples in a bowl and coat with lemon juice.
• On a lightly floured board, roll pastry into a 12" square.
• Cut into four equal squares and center an apple upright on each.
• Pour Caramel Sauce equally into apple hollows.
• Add chopped nuts at this time, if using.
• Brush egg/water mixture over 1/2" wide border around each pastry.
• To wrap each dumpling, with floured finger bring two opposite pastry corners up over apple and pinch tips together. Repeat with remaining two corners.
• Firmly pinch all tips together; pinch each seam, then fold over about 1/8" along the seam and pinch again, leaving no holes.
• Space evenly on a buttered 12x15" baking sheet.
• Bake at 375F for 20 minutes.
• Bake until pastry is deep golden, 10-15 minutes longer.
• With a wide spatula, transfer the dumplings to plates.
• Accompany with remaining caramel sauce and ice cream, if desired.
• Caramel Sauce:.
• In a 2-3 quart pan over medium heat, tilt and swirl sugar often until melted and amber-colored. About 5-7 minutes.
• Stir in whipping cream; mixture will bubble and sugar will harden.
• Stir until sugar melts again and sauce boils, 6-8 minutes.
• At once, pour sauce into a bowl.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Let sauce cool for 10 minutes, then stir in the rum.
• Serve warm or cool.

CARAMEL APPLE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine sauce ingredients; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. , For the dumplings, combine flour, sugar and baking powder in a large bowl. Add milk, butter and vanilla; stir just until moistened. Gently fold in apples. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls into the boiling sauce. Cover and cook over low heat until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 8-10 minutes. Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream if desired.

CARAMEL APPLE PUFF DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Dumplings:.
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Thaw and unfold puff pastry.
• On lightly floured surface, roll the pastry into a 16" sqaure.
• Cut with a knife into 4 equal pieces.
• Peel and core cpples.
• Trim the bottoms so the apples sit flat.
• Place 1 apple in the center of each square.
• Use 1/4 teaspoon of lemon juice if apples start to trun brown.
• Mix together the brown sugar or brown-sugar splenda, butter or margarine and cinnamon.
• Spoon into apples.
• Beat the egg and water together in a small bowl.
• Moisten the edge of the pastry with the mixture.
• Bring the pastry up around the apple, pleating the pastry as needed to form a seal.
• Place the dumplings in an ungreased 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Brush them with remaining egg mixture, sprinkle with granulated sugar or splenda.
• Bake for 35 minutes until golden brown.
• When ready to serve; heat the caramel sauce and the toasted pecans.
• Place a warm dumpling on a serving plate and drizzle the sauce over the top.
• Garnish with cool-whip or vanilla ice cream, if desired.

GLOSSY CARAMEL DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• For the sauce: Carmelize the brown sugar and butter. Add the water and boil for a few minutes. Pour into a 2 quart casserole dish.
• For the dumplings: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter and sugar. Add milk. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt. Drop by spoonfuls into the sauce. Bake for 20 - 30 minutes.