Apple Dumplings

Submitted by Aroostook

"These are great on a cold blustery day. Your kitchen will smell heavenly."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 3⁄4 cup vegetable shortening
• 1⁄2 cup whole milk
• 6 large apples, washed,peeled and sliced,save peelings (A softer apple like Macintosh rather than Granny Smith is better. Use your own judgement.)

• Syrup

• 1⁄4 butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg

directions

1. Place peelings in a small sauce pan w/ enough water to cover.
2. Cook until soft.
3. Drain and reserve apple liquid (2 c).
4. Throw peelings away.
5. (You may use 2c unsweetened apple juice instead).
6. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
7. Mix first five ingredients to make a crust.
8. Roll out and cut into tarts.
9. Place apple slices on tarts and bring edges up to meet each other.
10. Press to seal.
11. Place in shallow baking dish.
12. Syrup.
13. Combine apple liquid w/ butter.
14. sugar and spice.
15. Boil hard 3-4 minutes.
16. Pour half of syrup over apple dumplings.
17. Bake for 12 minutes or so until starting to brown.
18. Pour rest of syrup over dumplings.
19. Reduce heat and cook until apples are soft and done.
20. Serve w/ heavy cream or ice cream.

Reviews

[Aunt Willie]

These were very good. I used Winsap apples. The sauce was nice -- it thickened, but didn't harden. I think the next time I make these, I will use less sauce, as it made the dumpling dough a little soggy after it sat for awhile. But, all in all, very good!