Tomatoes And Dumplings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 (28 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes, i liked to use sliced,undrained
2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
2 teaspoons sugar
salt and pepper, to taste
Dumplings
2 cups Bisquick baking mix
1 egg
3/4 cup milk

Preparation

Combine the tomatoes with juice, butter, sugar and seasonings in a large flat-bottomed kettle.
Heat the tomatoes over medium heat until boiling gently.
Combine the dumpling ingredients together and drop dough by teaspoon, in a single layer, on top of tomatoes.
Reduce the heat to low (the tomatoes on the bottom may scorch if heat is too high).
Cook, uncovered, for about 5 minutes.
Cover and cook for about 10 more minutes.
Remove the lid and serve.
Garnish with black pepper and extra pats of butter.