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Apple Dumplings

Submitted by: Beverley

Time: 20 Minutes

Cook Time: 35 Minutes Ready In: 55 Minutes

Yields: 6 servings

"Whole apples are wrapped in homemade pastry, drizzled with a simple syrup and baked until tender."
INGREDIENTS:

SYRUP

1 1/2 cups white sugar

1 1/2 cups water

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

6 drops red food coloring

3 tablespoons butter

PASTRY

2 cups sifted all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt

2/3 cup shortening

1/2 cup milk

APPLES

6 apples, peeled and cored

6 teaspoons white sugar

1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

2 teaspoons ground nutmeg

6 tablespoons butter

DIRECTIONS:

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

2. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine 1 1/2 cups sugar, water, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg and 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, 12x18 rectangle. Cut into 6 - 6 inch squares.

4. Place a whole, peeled and cored apple in the center of each pastry square. Dust each apple with a mixture of the of 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 1 inch apart on a baking sheet.

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.

Country Apple Dumplings

Submitted by: docswife

Prep Time: 20 Minutes

Cook Time: 45 Minutes Ready In: 1 Hour 5 Minutes

Yields: 16 servings

"Oh my Goodness!! Who knew that fresh apples, crescent roll dough, and citrus soda could make such a wonderful treat!"

INGREDIENTS:

2 large Granny Smith apples,

peeled and cored

2 (10 ounce) cans refrigerated

crescent roll dough

1 cup butter 1 1/2 cups white sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle

Mountain Dew â„¢

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.

2. Cut each apple into 8 wedges and set aside. Separate the crescent roll dough into triangles. Roll each apple wedge in crescent roll dough starting at the smallest end. Pinch to seal and place in the baking dish.

3. Melt butter in a small saucepan and stir in the sugar and cinnamon. Pour over the apple dumplings. Pour Mountain Dewâ„¢ over the dumplings.

4. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.