Apple Slump Recipes

Steps:

• For the biscuits: Sift dry ingredients together.
• Add butter, working it in with a fork or dough blender.
• Add milk to make a soft dough.
• Place on a floured board and toss lightly until the outer surface looks smooth.
• Roll out 1/2 inch thick and cut with floured biscuit cutter.
• Combine apples sugar, water, and cinnamon in a saucepan; cover tightly and cook slowly to the boiling point.
• When boiling, cover with biscuits, place a tightly fitting cover on pan and continue to cook over low heat for about 25 minutes.
• Remove biscuits and pour cooked applesauce over the top.

Steps:

• 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.