SLUMP

SLUMP

1 cup chopped peeled tart apple
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
3/4 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
1 cup water
2/3 cup sugar

DUMPLINGS:
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
1/3 cup milk
Half-and-half cream

In a large saucepan, combine the fruit, water and sugar; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for  5 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add milk; stir just until moistened.

Drop into six mounds onto simmering fruit. 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). Serve warm with cream. Yield: 6 servings. Enjoy.