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Raspberry Cup Dumplings

Steamed dumplings made with raspberry filling and biscuit dough.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Raspberry Cup Dumplings

Ingredients

Directions

Assemble

  1. Place as many cups in a steamer as there are family members.

  2. Add 2 tablespoons of red raspberries to each cup.

  3. Roll a lump of baking powder biscuit dough the size of a small egg in your hands.

  4. Place the dough on top of the raspberries in each cup.

Steam and serve

  1. Steam for 40 minutes.

  2. Turn out the dumplings onto warm plates.

  3. Serve with whipped cream or butter sauce.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Red raspberries
Release juice as they steam, forming a sweet-tart syrup under the dough and adding moisture and flavor.
Baking powder biscuit dough
Baking powder leavens the dough so it rises and steams into a light, tender dumpling.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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