This is a family recipe. It was served in our home often, when I was growing up.
My sister-in-law, Lisa, was making it last weekend, so of course that made me hungry for it and I made it yesterday.
This is a German / Bohemian recipe.
Sour Meat and Dumplings
Any Beef Roast (I used a 1.5 lb. chuck roast)
White Onion, diced
4 slices bacon, uncooked and diced
2 cups white vinegar (off brand, like Best Choice)
2 cups water
10-14 whole cloves
10-14 Whole Allspice
4 Tablespoons flour
1 1/2 cups whole milk
Rinse and salt beef roast. Dice onion and bacon. Put on top of roast. Put water and vinegar in pan around the roast. Sprinkle whole Allspice and whole Cloves in the vinegar water. Cover and cook. I left the roast in a 350 degree oven for almost 4 hours. It was probably done at 3 hours. When Roast is done, take out of liquid. To make gravy: in a small container, whisk flour and milk together so that it doesn't clump up. Pour mixture into hot (not boiling) vinegar and water.
Drop Dumplings
(I cut this down by a third, because I was only making it for about 4 servings)
Original recipe calls for
4 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
3 eggs
1 3/4 cup water
In a large bowl, mix together flour, salt, baking powder and eggs. Add water slowly. Mixture should be sticky and not smooth. Spoon into a large pot of boiling water. Boil 10 - 12 minutes. Stir when all are put in water to help from sticking to the bottom.
Combine meat and dumplings in the gravy and enjoy
Note: if there is to much water mixed into the drop dumplings they will not hold together well.
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The chuck roast just shredded with my fork.
And my meat and dumplings really soaked up the gravy.
Very delicious!
My very good friend, Theresa, served this cake to us for dessert. I was hooked. I knew I would share it in my weekly newsletter. It is amazing. ~Shelly
Once your family tastes this cake… they’ll be hooked and asking for it all the time!
Ingredients
This easy apple crisp is made the
old fashioned way like Grandma used to make, and is perfect with a scoop of
vanilla ice cream and salted caramel sauce!
Ingredients
6 golden delicious apples, peeled and chopped (other varieties can be used, can also be
sliced)
2 Tbsp granulated sugar
1 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon, divided
1 1/2 tsp lemon juice
1 cup light brown sugar
3/4 cup old fashioned oats
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cold unsalted butter, diced into small cubes
pinch of kosher salt
1.
Preheat oven to 350 F
degrees. Butter an 8×8 baking dish, or spray with non-stick cooking
spray. Set aside.
2.
In a mixing bowl, add chopped
apples, granulated sugar, 3/4 tsp of the cinnamon and lemon juice. Stir
to combine, then transfer to prepared baking dish.
3.
In a separate mixing bowl,
add topping ingredients (brown sugar, oats, flour, 1 tsp cinnamon, salt, and
diced cold butter). Use a pastry cutter to cut the butter into the oat
mixture, using a slight downward twisting motion, until mixture resembled
pea-sized crumbs. Alternatively, you can use two forks or even your hands
to cut butter into the mixture.
4.
Spread topping over apples in
baking dish, and gently pat to even it out. Bake 40-50 minutes, until
golden brown and bubbly.
5.
Serve warm and enjoy!
Apply the Rub with Mustard 
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