Barb's Apple Dumplings

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 cups All flour
  • 2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 2/3 cup Crisco shortening
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 cup Sugar

• Dairy

  • 2 tbsp Butter
  • 1/2 cup Milk

• Liquids

  • 1 cup Water

Found on bunnyswarmoven.net

Description

Directions

• Make the sauce first so it has time to cool down.
• Make the dough and refrigerate it until you have peeled and cored your apples.
• I put all the sauce ingredients together in a medium saucepan. When it comes to a boil, I let it boil a minute or two to thicken a little bit.
• Place the flour, baking powder and salt into a large bowl. Cut the shortening into the flour mixture with a pastry blender. Add milk all at once. Stir with a fork until the dough just forms a ball. Place in the refrigerator until you have peeled and cored the apples.
• Peel and core the apples. You can keep the apples from turning brown by placing them in cold water while you work.
• I divide the dough into six equal portions and roll them out on a lightly floured surface individually. You can also roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface long enough to fit 6 apples on it and cut the dough into six squares.
• Place the apples on a dough square, fill the center with butter, sprinkle sugar over top then sprinkle cinnamon over top.
• Mold the dough around the apple, making sure there are no opening for the filling to escape from. Place the apples in a 13x9 inch baking pan. Spacing them about an inch apart. Pour the sauce over the dumplings , then sprinkle with sugar. Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 35 minutes. Spoon the sauce on the bottom of the pan over the apple dumplings after they come out of the oven.