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Apple Dumplings

Bettie Weaver
This is not my picture but it was the closest to what they should look like. Mine usually expand more and fill the pan.
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Course Dessert

Equipment

  • 1 13x9 cake pan

Ingredients
  

Syrup Ingredients

  • 1½ Cup Sugar
  • 1½ Cup Water
  • ¼ Teaspoon Cinnamon
  • ¼ Teaspoon Nutmeg
  • 3 Tablespoons Butter

Dough

  • 2 Cups Flour
  • 2 Teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 1 Teaspoon Salt
  • ⅔ Cups Shortening
  • ½ Cup Cold Milk

Apple Filling

  • 4-6 Apples, peel and cut into cubes

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375°.
  • Combine syrup ingredients in saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Set aside.
  • Mix dry dough ingredients in bowl, mixing until crumbly. Add milk and mix until dough forms.
  • Roll out dough on floured surface until about 12 x 18 inches. Cut into 6 squares. Pile apples in centers of the squares. Sprinkle with additional sugar, a little butter, cinnamon and nutmeg.
  • Fold dough over each pile of apples. Turn upside down into pan.
  • Pour syrup over all the dumplings.
  • Bake for 35 minutes or until golden brown.

Notes

If you have extra apples that don't fit in the dumpling, put them in the pan and place the dumplings on top. 
Variation: Peach Dumplings
Substitute peaches. Toss with 1 teaspoon of almond extract.  Use brown sugar in the syrup instead of white sugar.