Cherry Dump Pudding recipe

12 servings

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 cup white sugar

1/2 cup butter

1 cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

4 cups pitted sour cherries

1/2 cup white sugar

1 1/4 cups cherry juice

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Grease a 10x10-inch baking dish.

In large bowl, combine flour, salt, baking powder and 1 cup sugar; stir.

Add butter, milk and vanilla; beat with electric mixer for 2 minutes, or until smooth.

Pour mixture into pan and cover evenly with cherries.

Heat cherry juice in microwave or in small saucepan, until just simmering.

Sprinkle 1/2 cup of sugar over cherries, and pour hot cherry juice on top.

Bake 40 to 45 minutes, or until pick inserted in center comes out clean.