Freshjuice

Fresh Juice Fresh Juice Healthy made delicious

Blueberry Dumplings

By
Andrew Chase
  • Prenatal pick
  • Kid-friendly
  • Peanut free
  • Vegetarian
These irresistible boiled dumplings are best made with wild blueberries. The dough is quite stretchy and shrinks back a bit after cutting, so you will have to stretch it over the blueberries when filling.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups  (500 mL)  blueberry
  • 1/2 cup  (125 mL)  granulated sugar
  • 1 tbsp  (15 mL)  all-purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp  (30 mL)  lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp  (30 mL)  butter, melted
  • sour cream at room temperature
  • Dough:
  • 3 cups  (750 mL)  all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp  (2 mL)  baking powder
  • 1 egg
  • 3/4 cups  (175 mL)  milk
  • 2 tbsp  (30 mL)  butter, melted
  • Filling:
  • 2/3 cups  (150 mL)  granulated sugar
  • 1 tbsp  (15 mL)  all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups  (500 mL)  blueberry

Preparation

In saucepan, stir together blueberries, sugar and flour; add lemon juice and 1/4 cup/60 mL water. Simmer over low heat until blueberries are soft and sauce is thickened, about 5 minutes. Set aside.

Dough: In large bowl, whisk together flour and baking powder. In separate bowl, whisk together egg, milk and butter; stir into flour mixture. Add cold water, 1 tbsp/15 mL at a time (6 to 7 tbsp/90 to 100 mL total), until soft dough is formed. Knead until dough is smooth. Cover with plastic and let rest for 10 minutes.

Filling: Whisk together sugar and flour; set aside.

Roll dough to scant 1/4-inch/5 mm thickness. Cut out 3-inch/8 cm rounds. Stretch out dough slightly and fill each round with scant 1 tsp/5 mL flour mixture and 1 tbsp/15 mL blueberries. Pull dough over filling; pinch edges together to seal. Continue until dough and filling are used up, letting reworked scraps rest slightly before rolling (keep unrolled dough and filled dumplings covered with a clean tea towel).

In large pot of lightly salted water, boil dumplings, in batches if necessary, until dough is tender at thickest edges, about 10 minutes. Remove with slotted spoon to serving plate; drizzle with butter to prevent sticking. Serve with blueberry sauce and sour cream on the side.

Makes 32 to 36 dumplings.

Advertisement
_

Comments