Canadian Boiled Dumpling

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 8 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 (15 ounce) package raisins
• 1 1/2 (12 fluid ounce) cans evaporated milk
• 2 cups dark molasses
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup lard, melted

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 30 mins

Ready Time: 4 hrs 15 mins


• stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and raisins in a large bowl until evenly blended. whisk together milk, molasses, and vanilla extract in a separate bowl, and set aside. use your hands to work the melted lard into the flour mixture until coarse and crumbly. mix in the molasses mixture until a wet, sticky dough is achieved.
• place a heatproof ceramic plate in the bottom of a large pot and fill with water. bring to a boil over high heat.
• scrape dough into the center of a clean, 2x2 foot cotton cloth. bring the corners and sides of the cloth around the dough, and tie the pouch closed with strong kitchen twine, leaving about 1 1/2 inches of room for the dough to expand at the top.
• carefully place dumpling into boiling water, making sure it is immersed. cover, and return to a boil. reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer gently for 3 1/2 hours.
• after 3 1/2 hours, carefully remove dumpling from the simmering water, and remove the cotton cloth. place onto a plate and allow to cool. serve warm or cold.