Amaretto Cherries w/ Dumplings
Servings
6
Servings
6
Ingredients
Amaretto Cherries
Dumplings
Instructions
Amaretto Cherries
  1. In a saucepan, whisk together the sugar, cornstarch & salt. Stir in the reserved cherry juice; bring to a boil over medium-high heat, whisking until thickened. Remove from heat & fold in the cherries. Pour cherry mixture into a 8 X 8-inch baking dish. Drizzle amaretto over cherry mixture. Cover & keep hot until dumplings are mixed.
Dumplings
  1. Preheat oven to 375 F.
  2. In a small bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, lemon zest & salt.
  3. In another bowl, whisk together milk & melted butter. Add to flour mixture; stir until moistened.
  4. Drop by tablespoons on top of hot cherry mixture. Bake for about 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center of dumplings comes out clean.
  5. If desired, serve warm with ice cream or whipped cream.