Grandma's Secret Dumpling Recipe

Diane generously shares with us her great grandmother's from scratch dumpling recipe! One of those very special recipes all of us really wish we had to share with our families and now we do ~ Thanks so much Diane! The perfect complement and oh so special dish to serve along side of your fabulous turkey for your wonderful Handmade Holiday Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners!



BY: Diane of The Shutterbug Eye Photography
I am a photographer from Naperville, IL. My photographs are mostly of nature, animals (both domestic and wild), birds, insects and flowers. I am a mother of one, and work full time but photography is my passion.

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"This is a family recipe for dumplings that is passed down from my great grandma to my grandma to my mom to me. The grandmas were so very secretive of it as the felt it was the card they had to get family to come visit, so untrue. I think it should be shared."

Grandma's Secret Dumpling Recipe

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Ingredients:
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4 Slices of Diced white bread
(use a dense white bread)
2 Cups Flour
1/2 - 1 Tsp Salt
1 cup milk
1/2 pack - Dry yeast pack
1/4 pound of butter
2 Eggs

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Baking Directions:
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Brown diced bread in butter and set aside.

Mix Flour and Salt and set aside

Warm milk to 110 degree F and add yeast and let set a few minutes.

Melt butter.

Beat 2 eggs and the melted butter into the milk/yeast mix.

Add flour and salt to a bowl and make a well in the flour.

Pour the milk mix into the well and mix with a wooden spoon.

Add milk or flour to get a firm consistency. Should be firm but easily workable (should have a shine to it but hold together).

Mix in the diced bread. Let stand a few minutes and drop into boiling water.

Boil 20 minutes with lid on - no peek!

ENJOY!
Diane

Let Them Eat Cake!

This sounds like the perfect dessert to top off your fabulous Holiday dinners or a wonderful treat to share along with a great cup of coffee to warm up your Holiday guest when they drop by!



BY: Carla of BAKidagain
I have been making glow in the dark ornaments since 2001. For a few years before that the ornaments didn't glow in the dark but were still loved and cherished by many. They're NOT just for Christmas, they make a GREAT gift for ANY occassion! There are now 1,000 designs that we are trying to make.

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Carmel Apple Cake

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Ingredients:
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1/2 C butter or margerine

1/4 C whipping cream

1 C packed brown sugar

1/2 C chopped Pecans (we've also used walnuts or cashews)

2 large cooking apples *peeled, cored & sliced (about 2/3 cup)

1 box Betty Crocker Super Moist Mix

1 1/4 C water

1/3 C vegetable oil

3 eggs

1/4 tsp apple pie spice

Topping:

2/3 C frosting

1/2 C Frozen whipped cream (thawed)

Carmel Topping if desired (it's YUMMY!)

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Baking Directions:
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PreHeat oven to 350* F

In heavy 1 quart saucepan, cook butter, whipping cream and brown sugar over low heat, stirring occasionally, just until butter is melted. Pour into 13x9-inch pan. Sprinkle with nut; top with sliced apples.

In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, eggs, oil, eggs and apple pie spice with electric mixer on low speed until moistened. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Carefully spoon batter over apple mixture.

Bake 40-45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean. Cool IN pan for 10 minutes.

Loosen sides of cake from pan. Place heatproof serving platter upside down on pan. CAREFULLY turn platter and pan over. Let pan remain over cake for about 1 minute so carmel can drizzle over cake. Remove pan.

In small bowl, mix frosting and whipped topping. Serve warm cake topped with frosting mixture and drizzle with caramel topping.