my mama's tomato dumplings

Name: My Mama's TOMATO DUMPLINGS
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 can(s) (15 ounce), hunts diced tomatoes; 1/2 stick(s) margarine or to your taste ( sometimes i use a whole stick); 1 cup(s) water; 2 tablespoon(s) sugar or to your taste ( i taste a little of the broth to know if i need to add more sugar); - salt and pepper; ## DUMPLINGS:; 2 cup(s) white lily self-rising flour; 1/4 cup(s) crisco, chilled; 2/3 to 3/4 cup(s) milk or butter milk

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Bernice Mosteller

Casar, NC

Updated on Mar 14, 2012

This is really good if you like tomatoes. My Dear mama loved these. She taught me to make them. Every time I go to the grocery store and I see these tomatoes I think of her. She also taught me to make Sweet Potato Dumplings. I have heard of Irish potato dumplings but I've never tried those. My Mama and I could make a meal off of these. My husband didn't care for them, so alot of days I would make them for lunch when he was at work.

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 20 Min

method Stove Top

yield 3 to 4

Ingredients

1 can (15 ounce), hunts diced tomatoes
1/2 stick margarine or to your taste ( sometimes i use a whole stick)
1 cup water
2 tablespoons sugar or to your taste ( i taste a little of the broth to know if i need to add more sugar)
- salt and pepper
DUMPLINGS:
2 cups white lily self-rising flour
1/4 cup crisco, chilled
2/3 to 3/4 cups milk or butter milk

How To Make my mama's tomato dumplings

Step 1

Put the can of Diced tomatoes in a medium to large saucepan.You want one big enough to let the dumplings have room to rise up.

Step 2

Add the margarine, sugar, salt, & pepper. Bring to a boil, lower the temp to a simmer while you make the dough.
Step 3

Combine flour & crisco, cut in the shortening with a fork or pastry blender, until lumps are the size pf peas.
Step 4

Mix in just enough milk until dough leaves sides of the bowl.( I start out with the 2/3 cup and then adjust the amount of milk, as needed).)
Step 5

Then turn the heat back up on the tomatoes, just enough to start a low boil.
Step 6

I just drop the dough in with a tablespoon. ( I don't roll it out.) Put lid on and cover the dumplings. Keep a eye on them, and you can tell by looking when they have risen and are done. DO NOT STIR IT UP.
Step 7

You can adjust the margarine,sugar, salt, & pepper to you taste.
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