Maryland Peach Dumplings
Whole peaches wrapped in flaky pastry and baked in a cinnamon-sugar syrup, a summertime dessert celebrating Maryland's Eastern Shore peach orchards.
- Prep
- 30 min
- Cook
- 40 min
- Total
- 70 min
- Servings
- 6
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Calories
- 380 kcal
Equipment
- •Baking dish
- •Rolling pin
Nutrition
Per serving, approximate
- Calories
- 380 kcal
- fat
- 16
- carbs
- 56
- protein
- 4
- calories
- 380
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 375°F.
- 2
Mix flour and cold butter until crumbly. Stir in cold water to make a dough, then chill for 20 minutes.
- 3
Roll out the dough. Cut it into 6 squares large enough to wrap each peach.
- 4
Set a whole peeled peach on each square. Fill the pit hollow with a little sugar and cinnamon.
- 5
Wrap the dough around each peach and pinch the seams tightly. Place them in a baking dish.
- 6
Stir sugar, water, and cinnamon in a saucepan. Bring to a gentle simmer to make syrup.
- 7
Pour the hot syrup around the dumplings in the baking dish.
- 8
Bake for 35-40 minutes, spooning syrup over them occasionally. Bake until the pastry is golden and peaches are tender.
- 9
Serve warm with a spoonful of syrup.
Chef's tips
Use ripe but firm peaches so they hold their shape. Spoon syrup over the dumplings during baking so the pastry does not dry out.
Storage
Refrigerate leftovers up to 2 days.
Reheating
Reheat in a 300°F oven until warmed through.
Common mistakes to avoid
- •Using hard, underripe peaches that will not soften properly while baking
- •Not pinching the dough seams tightly, which lets the filling leak out
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