Cherry Dumplings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Cherry Mixture
2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans tart red cherries
2 cups water
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon almond oil (optional)
Dumplings
3 cups Bisquick baking mix
1 1/4 cups milk

Preparation

In a large dutch oven, combine tart cherries (including the juice), sugar, water, cinnamon and almond oil.
Bring to a boil.
In the meantime, mix together the Bisquick baking mix and milk.
When cherries have come to a boil, drop dumplings into cherry mixture by tablespoonfuls until all the dumpling mixture is used.
Lower heat to medium and cook uncovered for 10 minutes, then cover and cook for an additional 10 minutes.
Remove from heat and let stand 20 minutes, covered.