Abc Slump

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup chopped peeled tart apple
• 1 cup fresh blueberries or 1 cup frozen blueberries
• 3/4 cup fresh cranberries or 3/4 cup frozen cranberries
• 1 cup water
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3 tablespoons cold butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
• 1/3 cup milk
• half-and-half cream

Recipe

• 1 in a 3-qt. saucepan, combine the fruit, water and sugar; bring to a boil. reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
• 2 meanwhile, in a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder,cinnamon and nutmeg; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• 3 add milk; stir just until moistened.
• 4 drop into six mounds onto simmering fruit.
• 5 cover and simmer for about 10 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into a dumpling comes out clean (do not lift the cover while simmering).
• 6 serve warm with cream.
• 7 yield: 6 servings.