Sour Cherry Dumplings

Ingredients

 * 12 oz / 350 g flour
 * 1 egg
 * ½ cup water
 * salt
 * 1 lb / 500 g ripe sour cherries
 * ¾ cup sugar
 * whipped cream

Directions

 * 1) Sift the flour, make a nest in the middle and place the egg and salt there.
 * 2) Mix the egg with a little flour, adding some water too.
 * 3) Make stiff dough.
 * 4) Make a ball of the dough, cover with a cloth and let rest for 10 – 15 minutes.
 * 5) Roll a thin sheet and cut 3 inch squares.
 * 6) Wash the sour cherries, remove pits and leave them in the strainer with some sugar.
 * 7) During this time, prepare the dough.
 * 8) Before filling the dumplings, press down on the sour cherries to drain the liquid (mix this liquid with 3 tablespoons of sugar and refrigerate, use it to make refreshing drinks or jelly).
 * 9) Fill the dumplings, boil them, drain them and then rinse them in lots of cold water.
 * 10) Drain them well, arrange on the serving plate, and powder them with the rest of sugar.
 * 11) Serve cold with whipped cream.