apple dumplings

How To Make apple dumplings

• Step 1
  Combine the first 3 ingredients in a bowl. Cut in the shortening with a pastry blender until the mixture resembles a coarse meal. Gradually add the milk, stirring with a fork, until the dry ingredients are moistened.
• Step 2
  Roll the pastry to 1/4 inch thickness on a lightly floured surface, shaping it into a 21 x 14 inch rectangle. Cut the pastry with a fluted pastry wheel into six 7" squares.
• Step 3
  Peel and core the apples. Place one apple upright on each pastry square.
• Step 4
  Combine the brown sugar and 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon. Fill the center of each apple evenly with a portion of the brown sugar mixture; dot the apples evenly with 1/8 cup butter. Moisten the edges of each pastry square with water; bring the corners to the center, pinching the edges to seal. Place in a lightly greased 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish.
• Step 5
  Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Combine the remaining 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/8 cup butter, water, and 3/4 cups sugar in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally until the sugar dissolves and the butter melts.
• Step 6
  Pour the hot syrup over the dumplings. Bake at 400 degrees F for 20 minutes; baste the dumplings with syrup. Bake an additional 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Serve warm.
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