CINNAMON DUMPLINGS WITH APPLE-CIDER SYRUP

By angielaine

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
• 2 1/4 tsp Baking Powder
• 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
• 3/4 tsp Salt
• 2 cups Sugar
• 6 Tbsp Cold Unsalted Butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1 Large Egg plus 1 Large Egg Yolk
• 1 1/2 Tbsp Milk
• 4 cups Apple Cider
• Crème Fraiche or Vanilla Ice Cream for serving

Preparation

Step 1

Sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a medium bowl; set aside. Stir together sugar and ¾ cup water in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook, without stirring, until sugar begins to melt and turn light amber, about 14 minutes. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until sugar has melted and mixture turns medium amber, about 2 more minutes. Meanwhile, work butter into the flour using your fingers or a pastry blender until flour in incorporated but mixture is still crumbly. Whisk together egg, egg yolk, and milk in a small bowl. Form a well in the center of flour mixture; pour in egg mixture. Stir gently with a fork until combined. Remove sugar mixture from heat; slowly whisk in cider. Return to heat; bring to a simmer. Using your hands, divide the dough evenly into 12 pieces, and roll into balls. Carefully drop 6 balls of dough into simmering cider syrup. Cook, turning once or twice to coat, until dumplings have tripled in size and are a deep golden brown. Using slotted soon, transfer dumplings to a platter, and cover. Repeat with remaining balls of dough. Divide dumplings among 6 bowls, and drizzle with the remaining cider syrup. Serve with crème fraiche or ice cream.