Grand-pères au sirop d'érable

Sweet Dumplings

2 cups water
1 1/4 cups maple syrup
1 1/2 cups pastry flour or 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
3 tsp. baking powder
1 T. sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup cold butter
1/2 cup milk
chopped nuts

1. Pour water and maple syrup into large pot. Cover and simmer while preparing dumplings.

2. Sift flour with baking powder, sugar and salt. Cut in butter. Make a hole in the center of the dry ingredients; add milk and stir slightly. Drop large spoonfuls of batter into the boiling syrup. Sprinkle nuts over dumplings. Cover and simmer, without removing cover, for 15 minutes. Serve hot.

Translated from Mme Jehane Benoit's L'Encyclopédie de la Cuisine Canadienne