Fresh Peach Dumplings Served with Hard Sauce
Description
This is fresh peaches wrapped in a rich flakey dough. Topped with a teaspoon of hard sauce after baked. No sugar is used on the peaches, just the sauce. Sugar free ice cream could be used instead of hard sauce.
Ingredients
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon salt
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3/4 cup butter flavored shortening
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5 tablespoons ice water
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6 fresh peaches - peeled, pitted and halved
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1/4 cup butter, softened
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1 egg
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1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 pinch salt
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2 cups confectioners' sugar
Directions
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In a medium bowl, stir together the flour and salt. Cut in the butter flavored shortening using your hands or a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle the ice water over the dough, and stir until the mixture comes together. Knead the dough briefly, then divide into 6 pieces.
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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
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On a lightly floured surface roll out each piece of dough into a thin circle. Place two peach halves together, and wrap in each circle of dough, sealing at the top. Place the dumplings onto an ungreased baking sheet.
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Bake dumplings for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown. While the dumplings are baking, make the sauce. In a medium bowl, mix together the butter, egg, nutmeg, vanilla and salt using an electric mixer on low speed. Gradually mix in the confectioners' sugar. Spoon over warm dumplings.