Apple Dumplings

Apple Dumplings

The Ingredient for pastry:

• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons sugar     
• 2 teaspoons baking powder    
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ cup shortening
• ½ cup cold water

The Ingredient for Filling:

• 4 to 6 cooking apple, peeled, cored and cut into sections
• 1/2 cup sugar, divided
• cinnamon
• nutmeg
• 1/4 cup butter, divided

Sauce ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• pinch of nutmeg
• 1/4 cup butter, divided

Recipe instructions

• Prepare pastry by combining dry ingredients and cutting in shortening until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add water and mix until soft dough is formed. Roll into a rectangle approximately 20 inches by 15 inches and cut in 12 5-inch squares. 
• Place apple sections on each square and sprinkle each with 2 teaspoons sugar and a dash of cinnamon and nutmeg. More or less sugar may be used depending on sweetness of apples. Top each with 1 teaspoon butter and bring corners of dough to center and seal. Place in a shallow lightly greased baking dish. Freeze at this point if desired. 
• Make sauce by combining sugar, milk, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg. Pour over dumplings and top each with 1 teaspoon butter. Bake at 375ºF for 35 to 45 minutes or until lightly browned. Serve warm with cream, if desired.