Peach Dumpling Recipe

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Peach Dumplings can easily be made from scratch. Wrap fresh peach halves in flaky dough then bake them in a simple brown sugar syrup for built-in sauce.

Prep Time45

Bake Time40

Total Time1 25

Servings:8 servings

Ingredients

2 oz granulated sugar (¼ cup, divided)
½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
4 peaches (peeled and halved)
1 recipe cream cheese dough
1 large egg (for egg wash)
12 oz light brown sugar (2 cups (see note))
4 teaspoons unsalted butter
6 oz water (¾ cup)
1 Tablespoon rum or bourbon (optional)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400°F. Combine 2 tablespoons of the granulated sugar with the cinnamon in a small bowl. Line the peach halves, cut side down in a 13"x 9" baking pan. Sprinkle them with the cinnamon sugar. Flip them over and sprinkle the other side.
Roll the dough to a 24"x12" rectangle. Cut the dough into eight 6" squares. Brush the edges of each dough square with egg wash. Set a peach half, cut side up, in the middle of each dough square. Put a 1/2 teaspoon of brown sugar and a 1/2 teaspoon of butter into each peach cavity. Lift two corners of a dough square to enclose the peach half, then lift the other two corners to form a dumpling. Pinch the edges to glue them closed. Repeat with the other peaches.
Line the dumplings into the 13"x9" pan. Brush the tops with egg wash and sprinkle with the remaining granulated sugar.
Combine the rest of the light brown sugar and the water in a small sauce pan. Bring the syrup to a full boil. Remove from the heat and add the optional liquor. Pour the syrup between the dumplings making sure not to get the syrup on the tops of the dumplings.
Bake until the dumplings are well browned, about 40 minutes. Cool in the pan for 5-10 minutes. Serve each dumping with a drizzle of sauce and some whipped cream or ice cream.

Notes

In place of light brown sugar you can use half granulated and half dark brown sugar.

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