Cherry Dumplings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (16 oz.) can pie cherries
3/4 c. sugar
1 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
2 Tbsp. sugar
3 Tbsp. shortening
1/2 c. milk
1 beaten egg
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Boil cherries and sugar 3 minutes in a skillet.
Sift dry ingredients together; cut in shortening.
Mix milk, egg and vanilla together.
Add to the flour mixture and stir until moistened.
Add 2 tablespoons butter to cherries; drop dough mixture by spoonful into cherries.
Reduce heat, cover and cook for 18 to 20 minutes.