Carmel Dumplings
From McGough's Recipes
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups (6 ¼ ounces) all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups (10 ½ ounces) sugar, divided
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ⅛ teaspoon table salt
- ½ cup milk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups boiling water, divided
Directions
- Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Process flour, ½ cup sugar, butter, baking powder, and salt in food processor until combined. Add milk and vanilla and process until mixture forms soft batter, about 30 seconds.
- Place remaining 1 cup sugar in 12-inch oven safe skillet. Cook over medium heat, without stirring, until sugar begins to melt, 1 to 2 minutes. Cook, stirring constantly with wooden spoon, until sugar turns deep amber brown, about 5 minutes. Carefully pour ½ cup boiling water into sugar syrup and let bubbling subside. Add remaining 2 cups boiling water and let bubbling subside. Gently stir mixture until completely smooth.
- Using ¼ cup dry measuring cup, carefully dollop dumpling batter over caramel. Transfer skillet to oven and bake until tops of dumplings are well browned, 30 to 35 minutes, rotating skillet halfway through baking. Let cool for 10 minutes before serving. To serve, scoop dumplings into individual bowls and spoon caramel over top.
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