Black Bean Soup with Cornbread Dumpling

 The ultimate in tastiness!  Even with the dumpling preparation, this only took about 10 minutes of work.

Ingredients:
2 Tbsp dried black beans
1/4 cup Rotel
1/4 cup diced tomato
1/2 cup water
1 bay leaf

Dumpling:
3 Tbsp cornmeal
1 Tbsp flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
pinch baking soda
pinch salt
1/2 tsp oil
1 Tbsp milk
1 Tbsp + 1tsp water

Directions:
Place the beans, Rotel, tomato, water, bay leaf, and salt to taste in the baby crock for 4 - 6 hours.  Approximately 30 minutes before serving, mix the dumpling ingredients and spoon the mixture on top of the soup.  Cover and let cook for 30 minutes.  Serve!