Grandpa’s Maple Dumplings | Grandpères

Serves 4

Hot, sweet, syrupy Grandpères served with two scoops of cold vanilla ice cream. Genius. And we have generations of Canadians to thank for keeping this age-old recipe alive. You can eat this for breakfast or dessert. Or a midnight snack.

Ingredients:

For the dumplings:

2 – 2 1/4 cups flour
1 Tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
pinch of salt
3 Tbsp butter
3/4 cup whole milk

For the cooking liquid:

2 cups maple syrup
1 1/2 cups water

Method:

In a large bowl, mix together flour…

… start with two cups and add more if you need to.

Stir in the baking powder…

A scoop of cinnamon (or Sin as my mom likes to call it)

Whisk together with a pinch of salt. Can you see Keith?

Now add some buttery goodness. Cut it into the flour with a pastry cutter. Stop when the butter is pea-sized.

Next comes the milk.

Mix it together until it forms a loose mass, like wet bread dough.

Add water to a pot… make it a wide one. You’ll see why in a few pictures.

Don’t forget the maple syrup. Use the best quality you can afford. No imitation syrup, please… at least for our Canadian Global Table.

Bring to a simmer. I wish this was a hot tub. Yum.

Drop in the dough..

one at a time…

Whoops. Getting crowded in here.

This definitely isn’t going to work. Time to pour molten syrup and dough into a wider pot.

Presto… chango! Ahhh… much better.

Simmer gently for about 20 minutes.

You can eat these plain, swimming in the cooking liquid.

Yum!

Or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream

Or two!

You better eat quickly though… before it melts away!

Grandpa’s Maple Dumplings | Grandpères
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Hot, sweet, syrupy Grandpères served with two scoops of cold vanilla ice cream. Genius. And we have generations of Canadians to thank for keeping this age-old recipe alive. You can eat this for breakfast or dessert. Or a midnight snack.
Servings Prep Time
4 people 10 minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
Servings Prep Time
4 people 10 minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
Grandpa’s Maple Dumplings | Grandpères
Votes: 1
Rating: 5
You:
Rate this recipe!
Print Recipe
Hot, sweet, syrupy Grandpères served with two scoops of cold vanilla ice cream. Genius. And we have generations of Canadians to thank for keeping this age-old recipe alive. You can eat this for breakfast or dessert. Or a midnight snack.
Servings Prep Time
4 people 10 minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
Servings Prep Time
4 people 10 minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
Ingredients
For the dumplings:
  • 2 -2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 Tbsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • pinch salt
  • 3 Tbsp butter
  • 3/4 cup milk
For the cooking liquid:
  • 2 cups maple syrup
  • 1 1/2 cups warm water
Servings: people
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Instructions
  1. In a large bowl mix together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
  2. Cut butter into the flour with a pastry cutter until pea-sized.
  3. Add milk and mix until it forms a loose mass, like a wet bread dough.
To cook
  1. Add water and maple syrup to a pot. Bring to a simmer.
  2. Add balls of dough and simmer until cooked through - about 20 minutes
  3. Serve hot - plain, with the cooking liquid, and/or over vanilla ice cream.

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