Recipe - Skillet Blackberries And Dumplings

1 cup Flour
1 One half teaspoon Baking powder
One half teaspoon Baking soda
One half teaspoon Salt
2 teaspoon Plus 1 cup sugar
1 lg Egg
2/3 cup Buttermilk
3 tablespoon Butter
1 pn Ground nutmeg
1 qt Fresh; canned or frozen
blackberries

In a small bowl, sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and 2
teaspoons sugar together. In a large bowl combine the egg yolk, buttermilk,
2 tables butter, nutmeg, and mix well. Add the set ingredients to the dry
ingredients alternating dry with wet, mixing after each addition until just
barely combined. (do not over mix) beat the egg white in small bowl until
soft peaks form. gently fold into the batter. Use the remaining tablespoon
of butter to grease a deep skillet, I like a cast iron skillet for this, 10
inches wide. Drop large spoonfuls of the dumpling batter into the skillet
and cook, about 5 or 6 at a time, over mediumhigh heat, turning once,
until both sides are browned, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Remove from skillet
and set aside. Continue this process until all the batter has been used up.
Pour the blackberries into the same skillet. Add the remaining cup of sugar
or less to YOUR taste and stir to combine. Bring to a simmer, reduce heat
to low, place panfried dumplings on top and cook for 10 minutes. Serve
warm and scream and shout, I am glad I was born in the South!

Recipe by: Tootie's Special Recipe Collection

Posted to TNT Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by
LVFG53A@prodigy.com (MRS IRA M DENNIS) on Nov 24, 1997