Recipe

Apple Dumplings Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Chef2 / All my dishes 1 year, 10 months ago NOTATION: In the past, I have also taken cinnamon red hot candies and put down the center of the cored out apples before dusting with the cinnamon/nutmeg/sugar. I have also put raisins rolled in brown sugar and cinnamon. Then, I dot with the ... More Prep:10m Cook:35m Servings:4	Chef2
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Ingredients

Nanny and Nanny's Apple Dumplings

Syrup

1 1/2 cups granulated sugar

1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 1/2 cups water

6 drops red food coloring

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

3 Tablespoons butter

Pastry

2 cups sifted all-purpose flour

2/3 cup shortening

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 cup milk

1 teaspoon salt

Apples

6 pie-making apples (the sourer, the better)

2 teaspoons ground nutmeg

6 teaspoons granulated sugar

6 Tablespoons butter

1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon

Directions

) Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

2) In a medium saucepan and over medium heat, combine 1 1/2

cups sugar, water, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg,

and the food coloring. Bring to a boil, remove from heat and

stir in 3 Tablespoons butter. Set aside.

3) In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.

Cut in shortening, using knives or pastry blender, until mixture

resembles coarse crumbs. Pour in milk, all at once, and stir to

form a dough. on a floured surface, roll dough into a 1/4 inch

thick, 12" x 18" rectangle. Cut into 6 - 6" squares.

4) Peel and core apples. Place each apple in the center of

each pastry square. Dust each apple with a mixture of the

sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Dot with a tablespoon of butter.

Moisten the edges of the pastry square, bring the corners

together at the top of the apple, and press edges together to

seal. Place dumplings l" apart on a baking sheet. Brush a

mixture of melted butter and cinnamon-sugar on each dumpling.

5) Pour the syrup over the dumplings and sprinkle with

additional sugar, if desired.

6) Bake in preheated oven for 35 minutes, until apples are

tender.

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Comments

cherylannxo 1 year, 4 months ago said:
Hello Vernalisa, Its amazing that no one has even rated this one. It is a very delightful recipe. Served warm with vanilla ice cream. M-M-M. You have my 5 on this one....Cheryl

sunpuppy 10 months, 2 weeks ago said:
You've got my five too!

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