{"id":11355,"date":"1999-05-16T21:27:31","date_gmt":"1999-05-17T04:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=11355"},"modified":"2013-11-18T19:38:45","modified_gmt":"2013-11-19T02:38:45","slug":"aunt-joshia-maes-blackberry-doobie-dumplings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=11355","title":{"rendered":"Aunt Joshia Mae&#8217;s Blackberry Doobie Dumplings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>2 C. self-rising flour<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>2 T. sugar<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 C. vegetable shortening<\/p>\n<p>2\/3 C. 2-percent milk<\/p>\n<p>4 pints fresh blackberries or blueberries (frozen can be used), rinsed<\/p>\n<p>3\/4 C. sugar<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 C. water<\/p>\n<p>4 T. (1\/2 stick) butter, cut into pieces<\/p>\n<p>2 T. cornstarch dissolved in 1\/4 C. water<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a medium bowl, mix together the flour and sugar.\u00c2\u00a0 Cut in the shortening using a pastry blender or fork until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in the milk until mixture forms a soft dough. Using 1 T. of dough for each dumpling, roll into 24 balls (you may get more) and place on a baking sheet. In a large, deep skillet, toss the berries with sugar, water and butter. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring often. Reduce the heat to low and cook for 5 minutes. Stir in the cornstarch mixture and cook until the juices thicken, about 1 to 2 minutes. Drop the dumplings into the simmering berries. Cover tightly and cook until the dumplings are puffed and cooked through, about 20 minutes. Serve hot, spooned into individual bowls.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Yields:<\/p>\n<p>Calories:<\/p>\n<p>Fat:<\/p>\n<p>Fiber:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 C. self-rising flour 2 T. sugar 1\/2 C. vegetable shortening 2\/3 C. 2-percent milk 4 pints fresh blackberries or blueberries (frozen can be used), rinsed 3\/4 C. sugar 1\/2 C. water 4 T. (1\/2 stick) butter, cut into pieces 2 T. cornstarch dissolved in 1\/4 C. water &nbsp; In a medium bowl, mix together the flour and sugar.\u00c2\u00a0 Cut in the shortening using a pastry blender or fork until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in the milk until&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=11355\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-desserts-fruit"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11355"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11355\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11356,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11355\/revisions\/11356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}