Blue Grape Dumplings, Native American

Step 1: Bring grape juice to a rolling boil with the sugar. Add grapes.

TO PREPARE DUMPLINGS

Step 2: Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl and mix well with a fork.

Step 3: Cut the shortening into the flour mixture with the tines of the fork to resemble coarse meal.

Step 4: Stir the water into the dough.

Step 5: Use your hands to form the dough into a smooth ball.

Step 6: Lightly flour a work surface and pat the dough into a disk.

Step 7: Sprinkle the dough with a thin coat of flour. Lightly flour a rolling pin and roll out the dough to a thickness of about 1/4 inch.

Step 8: Cut the dough into sixteen 2-inch squares, using all of the dough.

Step 9: Drop dough into rapidly boiling juice

Step 10: Cook over high heat about 5 minutes.

Step 11: Then simmer for about 10 minutes with cover on before serving.

Step 12: May be served with cream or plain.

Note: Grape Juice and Sugar must be boiling before adding the dumplings