Old Fashioned Baked Cherry Dumplings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 cups tart red cherries, washed, pitted
1 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
2 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons cold butter
1 large egg
1/3 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg

Preparation

preheat the oven to 400* in a shallow 2 quart casserole or 12x7\" pan, combine the cherries, 1 cup of the granulated sugar, the brown sugar, tapioca and almond extract.
allow this to stand while you prepare the rest of the dumplings.
in a large mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
cut in 4 tbls of the butter until fine crumbs are formed.
in a small bowl, bet the egg and add the milk.
combine with the flour mixture and stir unti just blended.
dot the cherries with the remaining 2 tbls of butter.
drop the batter by heaping tablespoons on top of the cherries.
you should have about 6 mounds.
in a small bowl, combine the remaining 2 tblspoons of sugar with the nutmeg.
sprinkle on top of the butter.
bake for 25-30 minutes or until the fruit is bubbling up in the middle of the pan and the dumplings are golden brown.
the baking time can vary quite a bit, depending on the pan you use the how big the cherries are.