apple dumplings

Name: Apple Dumplings
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 - large green apples peeled and cored; 1 1/4 cup(s) brown sugar; 1/3 cup(s) butter; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 1 teaspoon(s) grated lemon rind; - pie pastry for 2 pies

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donna clark

salt lake city, UT

Updated on Mar 24, 2012

When I lived in Grand Junction Colo. We lived in the center of an apple orchard . One of the things I liked best about it was the apples were right off the trees. This made the best apple dumplings.

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 40 Min

method Bake

yield 8 serving(s)

Ingredients

8 - large green apples peeled and cored
1 1/4 cups brown sugar
1/3 cup butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
- pie pastry for 2 pies

How To Make apple dumplings

Step 1

Peel and core apples. Mix brown sugar, butter, salt, cinnamon lemon rind together and fill each apple cavity with part of mixture.

Step 2

Roll out the pastry to 1/8" thickness and cut into squares large enought to cover each apple.
Step 3

Place a apple on each square and bring the corners together to hold at the top. Moisten the edges and pinch together to hold the apples in place. Mix 3-4 tablespoons suger and 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon together and sprinkle over the tops of each apple.
Step 4

Place on a baking sheet and bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes. or until apples are tender. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.
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