Rebel Cooks Bearylicious Caramel Dumplings

Serve with cream or ice cream

Caramel Dumplings (especially for the Bears bear - you know who I mean ;-) )

1 1/4 cups self raising flour

Pinch salt

1/4 cup caster sugar

1 Tablespoon butter (or margarine)

1/2 cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Sauce:

1 tablespoon butter

1 1/2 cups brown sugar

1 1/2 to 2 cups water

Dumplings:  sift flour, rub in butter, add sugar.  To milk add vanilla. Gradually mix together to form a soft dough. Don't over mix. Then roll dough into the size of walnuts.

Gradually mix together to form soft dough

Roll dough into walnut size balls

Sauce: Place all ingredients into a large saucepan, stir until boiling. Drop dough balls into simmering sauce. Cover with tightly fitting lid and simmer for 20 minutes. Serve with cream or ice cream.

Drop dough balls into simmering sauce

A handy hint: make an equal number of dumplings for everyone, otherwise fights may break out - these are totally yummy !