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Syrup:
2 cups water
2 cups brown sugar (I used rapadura)
2 tbspn butter
1 tsp vanilla
dash of salt
Dumplings:
1 1/4 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3 tbspn butter
1/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup milk
You will need a saucepan with a good lid in which to cook this dessert. Begin by combining all of the items listed for the syrup in the saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat. While it is heating, combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Cut in the butter, until the mixture resembles very coarse crumbs. Sprinkle the sugar over the flour mixture and blend briefly. Stir in the milk, making a soft dough. Pinch off marble sized pieces of the dough and drop them into the gently boiling brown sugar syrup. Fill the entire pan with these small dough balls. When you have used up all of the dough, place the lid on the pot. Simmer the mixture over medium-low heat for about 15 minutes, without peeking. The dumplings will steam while they cook and if you peek they will fall and become soggy, not fluffy.
After cooking, serve the dumplings with some of their cooking syrup and some ice-cream, cream or custard. Very sweet! This recipe serves 6-8.